Mitch Presnick is an American businessman who spent over 30 years in China and Hong Kong, holds HK Permanent Residency, and is fluent and literate in Mandarin Chinese.
Mitch is founder and former chairman & CEO of Super 8 Hotels China, a national economy hotel chain with over 1100 properties. He is also founder of the China practice and former MD of APCO Worldwide, a Washington D.C. advisory and advocacy firm.
Mitch is currently visiting fellow of practice at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, where he is researching U.S.- China business relations in the new era.
Mitch holds an MBA from Rutgers Business School (’99); a graduate diploma from Peking University (’90); and a BBA from James Madison University (’88).
Mitch was named ‘One of 33 Most Influential Leaders in Global Travel’ by Travel Weekly; ‘Top Ten Figure of China Hospitality Industry’ by China Hotels Modernization; and ‘Top Ten in Chinese Tourism’ by China Tourism Weekly, among other awards and honors.
Mitch is past chairman of Young President’s Organization’s China Business Network, former vice chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and former vice chair of the Peking University Foreign Alumni Association.
Mitch’s 2015 TEDx Talk “The Path to Success” is available on YouTube.
