Alibaba Group
Joseph Andersen is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in government relations and public policy. Currently serving as the Director of International Government Relations at Alibaba Group since January 2018, Joseph has a track record of advocating for the technology sector's interests. Previous roles include Senior Manager of Government Affairs at Brocade Communications Systems, Director of Environment & Sustainability at the Information Technology Industry Council, and Director of Technology & Innovation Policy at the Telecommunications Industry Association. Joseph has also served as President of Washington Global Strategies and Director of Global Government Relations at Nortel. Joseph's background includes a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor's Degree in International/Global Studies from Brigham Young University, supplemented by a brief educational experience at the University of Oxford. Notable early career roles include Manager of Government Affairs at Oxy and City Council Member in Orem. During the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games, Joseph supervised language services for the Olympic Village.
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Alibaba Group
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To fulfill their mission “to make it easy to do business anywhere,” Alibaba Group enables businesses to transform the way they market, sell and operate and improve their efficiencies. They provide the technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands,retailers and other businesses to leverage the power of new technology to engage with their users and customers and operate in a more efficient way. They also empower enterprises with their leading cloud infrastructure and services and enhanced work collaboration capabilities to facilitate their digital transformation and to support the growth of their businesses. Their businesses are comprised of China commerce, International commerce, Local consumer services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital media and entertainment, and Innovation initiatives and others. An ecosystem has developed around their platforms and businesses that consists of consumers, merchants, brands, retailers, third-party service providers, strategic alliance partners and other businesses. Alibaba is China’s — and by some measures, the world’s — biggest online commerce company. Its three main sites — Taobao, Tmall and Alibaba.com — have hundreds of millions of users, and host millions of merchants and businesses. Alibaba handles more business than any other e-commerce company. Taobao is Alibaba's biggest shopping site. It's home to seven million merchants selling everything from tiger-striped leather jackets to origami decorations. It’s free for users, but sellers can pay for ads to stand out from the crowd. They also serve millions of enterprises through their Cloud business, and many of their customers are reputable industry leaders in their respective verticals.