Tazeem Pasha, Manager, Global Business Attraction , SelectUSA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Tazeem Pasha serves as Manager, Global Business Attraction at SelectUSA. Established by Executive Order of the President, SelectUSA is a government-wide initiative to attract, retain and grow business investment in the United States by foreign and domestic firms. In this role, she is responsible for managing outreach to U.S. state, regional and local economic development agencies, foreign governments and investors to promote investment in the United States. Prior to joining the U.S. Department of Commerce, Ms. Pasha served as the Global Markets Investment Manager at the Ohio Department of Development. In this role, Ms. Pasha managed the FDI attraction efforts of Ohio’s overseas offices in Canada, China, Europe, Israel, India, Japan and Mexico. Her responsibilities included implementing a worldwide FDI attraction strategy that fosters growth in Ohio’s targeted industries, evaluating overseas companies that are poised to make investments in Ohio, and serving as their liaison to state agencies. She also served as the China and Europe market expert for the automotive and renewable energy manufacturing sectors. Previously, Ms. Pasha served as Special Assistant for Economic Development for Lt. Governor Lee Fisher. In this capacity, Tazeem coordinated economic development projects that required the Governor’s and Lt. Governor’s direct involvement and managed the Department’s initiative to create its Strategic Plan. Ms. Pasha holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) at the Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from Wells College.