Caroline Emch currently serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs at American Express, overseeing the policy and government engagement practice in the UK, the Nordics, and Eastern and Central Europe. Prior to this, she was based in Singapore, where she oversaw the company’s government engagement in the South East Asia region. Before joining American Express, she worked for the US State Department, based in both Washington DC and Jakarta, Indonesia where she was appointed as a Franklin Fellow to work on issues of foreign trade and investment. She started her career in political risk and intelligence, working in New York and Singapore for Veracity Worldwide and Asia Group Advisors.