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Iacob Koch-Weser is an Associate Director in BCG's Global Advantage practice, specialized in geopolitics, emerging markets, and trade and investment topics.

Since joining BCG in 2019, Iacob has supported corporate clients on topics such as geopolitical risk, tariffs and trade remedies, export controls, digital rules, and carbon border taxes. He has also supported public sector clients on topics including trade and investment promotion, special economic zones, and international organizations. Iacob has also contributed to BCG's thought leadership, in particular on topics related to China trade dynamics and US-China relations.

Prior to joining BCG, Iacob worked at the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) under the White House, managing a team that analyzed China's economic and trade policies to inform US trade actions. He was also an analyst at the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission in the US Congress. Iacob speaks Mandarin and has lived and worked in China.

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EDUCATION


  • MA, regional studies East Asia, Harvard University
  • BA, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies

Publications and Videos

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How Technology Can Tame the EU Carbon Tax on Imports

Systems enabling companies across the value chain to exchange data and calculate taxes could help them manage the complexities of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and advance the European Green Deal.
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What PE Needs to Know About Geopolitics and Tech

Supply chain disruptions. Cybersecurity. Trade wars. New taxes. The global geopolitical landscape is getting far trickier for technology investors. Here’s how they can negotiate it.
Redrawing the Map of Global Trade

Redrawing the Map of Global Trade

Even when the global economy fully recovers, the international trade landscape will look dramatically different in the years ahead than it did before the pandemic.
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How Prolonged Trade Wars Could Hurt US Agribusiness for Good

The longer the nation’s many trade disputes drag on, the greater the risk to US farmers that they won’t be able to regain lost share in China and other critical markets.
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Unpacking the US−China Tech Trade War

Even if the US and China reach a deal in their current tariff dispute, the bilateral technology trade relationship is unlikely to return to the old status quo.
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