Global Chamber® Los Angeles End of Summer Social

Join us for our Global Automotive-themed in-person social and business exchange focused on unlocking cross-border business potential including between the automotive sector. 

This gathering brings together leaders, experts, and professionals for a social and professional conversation on opportunities, investment and collaboration across sectors.

Sarita D. Jackson, Ph.D.

President and CEO at GRIIT (Global Research Institute of International Trade)

Sarita D. Jackson, PhD is the founder, president, and CEO of the Global Research Institute of International Trade (GRIIT), a US-based think-tank and consulting firm. Her firm saves firms time and money, as well as mitigates risks, as they expand globally via up-to-date, data-driven, customized market research and strategy development.

Dr. Jackson is also an author, TEDx speaker, and business school instructor. Her book, International Trade in Services: Effective Practice and Policy, was recently published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. She received her B.A. degree in broadcast journalism and Spanish from the University of Southern California and earned a Ph.D. in political science (emphasis on international political economy) from Brown University.

Founder and CEO at Plug 

Jimmy Douglas is the founder and CEO of Plug, the first and only EV wholesale auction platform. Jimmy’s unique expertise stems from years leading the world's largest used EV remarketing operation at Tesla, a career that began on the front lines of dealership fixed operations, and deep connections in Silicon Valley as a startup investor and entrepreneur. A recognized leader in automotive remarketing, Jimmy has been named to Auto Remarketing’s ’40 Under 40: Industry’ and has earned his Automotive Remarketing Alliance Certified Automotive Remarketer (CAR) Certification.

Global Chamber® CEO

Doug Bruhnke is CEO of Global Chamber®. He's a founder, entrepreneur and global connector focused on advancing Global Chamber® member businesses with new clients, and into new markets. He worked in corporate for decades, first the Dupont Company in Asia and globally, and later Phelps Dodge / Freeport McMoRan. Doug had two expatriate assignments, one in Tokyo and another in Singapore. He has over 40 years of global trade experience working with clients in nearly every market segment including automotive, aerospace, industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, mining, retail and technology. 

Doug has 5 U.S. patents related to his work at Central Research in DuPont. His education includes a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University. Doug's affiliations include the Global Chamber®, Arizona District Export Council, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Thunderbird Global Alumni Network (TGAN) Advisory Council and hundreds of groups in Global Chamber®. He is a German-Polish American born in New York and living in Arizona + California. Doug has a wife of 44 years, a daughter and a superstar grandson.