David Weller

GOOGLE, Senior Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Southeast Asia, South Asia Frontier, and Taiwan

Speaker Bio

David Weller is Senior Director for Southeast Asia, South Asia Frontier, and Taiwan within Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team. He oversees Google’s public policy work and government engagement across these markets. Prior to this role, he led Google’s Innovation Policy team that developed Google public policy views and engagement on artificial intelligence, trade, and the economy.


Prior to joining Google in 2013, David was a partner at WilmerHale and advised technology and other businesses regarding market access challenges, in international dispute settlement proceedings, and on international trade policy issues. David previously served as Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as USTR Assistant General Counsel. He was USTR’s chief legal advisor on China trade issues and chief lawyer for negotiations of free trade agreements with Morocco and Bahrain, and also represented the U.S. in WTO dispute settlement proceedings.


David has worked and lived in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School.

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