Rick Tachuk

Richard “Rick” Tachuk is an experienced practitioner in cross-border trade and investment who serves as the President and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada (AmCham Canada).  Representing the views of major U.S. and Canadian companies on key issues, Rick works closely with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington and other national business associations as an advocate and spokesperson for the expansion of U.S. – Canada trade.  

Over his 30-year career in the public and private sectors Rick has held a number of executive positions including President and CEO of DCI Enable, a publicly traded Canadian E-business solutions firm and President and CEO of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists. He is also the Founder and President of Electric Strategies, Inc., an Ottawa-based public affairs agency specializing in cross-border issues management.  In the public sector Rick served for over a decade with the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service as the United States International Trade Administration’s Senior Commercial Specialist in Canada responsible for export promotion activities, investment promotion and trade policy.

Rick holds a Masters degree in International Management from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University and has completed post-graduate studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Foreign Service Institute in Washington, D.C. Rick also holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration (Marketing) and Economics from Bishop’s University.