Rich Pearson

Richard joined BlueWave in 2025 with extensive experience in the public sector focused on Asia including more than a decade in the export promotion agencies of the United States Government.

Most recently, Richard was a Commercial Diplomat at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai where he managed a team of trade specialists covering the economically dynamic Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China. Prior to Shanghai, Richard worked for the Department of Commerce in Washington and Boston. From 2014 to 2019, Richard was Business Development Officer for Asia at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. At both EXIM and the Department of Commerce, he helped American companies increase exports and compete globally by utilizing the substantial government resources available to support businesses including programs of the Small Business Administration, Trade and Development Agency, and Development Finance Corporation. Prior to serving in government, Richard worked at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Asia Department.

Richard started his career as a Fulbright scholar and business reporter with The China Post in Taipei. He graduated from St. Olaf College in political-economy and has an MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy with a focus on finance and banking.