Kevin Toohers is Regional Manager for Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) based at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. In this role, he is responsible for leading business development efforts and advancing the Agency’s strategic cooperation with government and private sector partners on infrastructure project development in the region.

Mr. Toohers previously served as Indo-Pacific Manager at USTDA’s headquarters, where he managed the Agency’s portfolio of transportation infrastructure projects in South and Southeast Asia. He is a member of USTDA’s transportation sector team and currently leads the global surface transportation team, specializing in port, rail, and ground transportation infrastructure.

Prior to USTDA, Mr. Toohers worked on the Global Markets team at GE Capital, where he supported the execution of capital-intensive energy and infrastructure transactions in emerging markets. He also spent time in the New York office of Weber Shandwick, a global public affairs firm, and on Capitol Hill in the Office of Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

Mr. Toohers graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Government. He speaks Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.