Ken Hyatt

Ken Hyatt is a Founder and Partner of CMPartners and a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. Mr. Hyatt serves as an advisor to clients engaged in critical negotiations and conflicts and assists clients in the management of critical relationships. He provides trade and investment advice to organizations engaged in international commerce, and leads and contributes to policy initiatives aimed at strengthening international relationships.

Previously, Mr. Hyatt served as the Acting Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade in the U.S. Department of Commerce. He oversaw the strategy and operations of the International Trade Administration (ITA) which promotes U.S. competitiveness and the strength of U.S. companies in the global economy; contributes to the development of U.S. trade policy; identifies and resolves market access and compliance issues; administers U.S. trade laws; and undertakes a range of trade and investment promotion and trade advocacy efforts. He worked with a wide range of U.S. companies helping them achieve their international objectives and with foreign governments on the development and implementation of trade and investment policies, including supporting trade and investment with Ukraine and Israel.  He also led the creation of SelectUSA, the U.S. government’s investment attraction agency, led the U.S. government’s support for BrandUSA, the U.S. national tourism promotion organization,  and led the development of the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Strategy.

Prior to founding CMPartners, Mr. Hyatt was a Principal at Conflict Management Inc. and a management consultant with Bain & Company in its Boston, London and Munich offices.

Mr. Hyatt also has been an Associate at the Harvard Negotiation Project where he taught seminars for business executives, law and other graduate students. He received his B.A. from Yale College, his J.D. from Harvard Law School and was a Fulbright/West German Exchange Service Scholar.