Deborah Scherer

Deborah Scherer

MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT

614-225-6096 | ds@columbusregion.com

Board and Community Involvement

  • Board Member, Japan America Society of Central Ohio
  • Board Member, Greater Columbus Chinese Chamber of Commerce
  • Board Member, Greater Columbus Sister Cities International
  • Member, Fisher College CIBER Advisory Council
  • Ohio Commodore

Role and Responsibilities

As managing director of global trade and investment, Deb works to identify foreign-owned companies with interests to expand in the United States, and helps them evaluate the advantages of why the Columbus Region is a location of choice for a U.S. facility. She also helps Columbus Region-based companies connect with training and resources that will help them sales abroad.

Deb has particular expertise in working with companies that are based outside of North America, and has extensively worked with business leaders in Japan, China, UK, Germany, Italy and several other countries on new operations and expansions in the Columbus Region. Her previous private sector experience as an international sales manager included industrial sales and marketing responsibilities in five continents, territory development, and mergers and acquisitions. She is a fluent Spanish speaker.