Jimmy
Tobyne

Alibaba.com

Strategic Partnerships & Business Development Americas

México

Jimmy Tobyne, a seasoned international affairs and China-hand, has dedicated his career to furthering economic development and international trade. He has spent more than eight years living, working, and studying in Asia and the Greater China region. Jimmy’s passion is working with governments and global organizations to create partnerships that facilitate global trade, cross-cultural communication and understanding, and better livelihoods for those impacted by these efforts. He has worked throughout Asia and the US in the media, non-profit, public and private sectors.

While working for Alibaba.com, Jimmy led South America market entry for B2B suppliers, developed partnerships with the international organizations, governments, and private companies.

Prior to this, Jimmy worked in Shanghai devising China market-entry strategies and B2C marketing campaigns. Additionally, he worked on market/competitive intelligence, online product merchandising/pricing, and general e-commerce strategies for a variety of Latin American, European, and US brands.

From 2010-2011, Jimmy was the Global Fellow at the Bertelsmann Foundation’s Washington D.C. office. He has also served as an advisor and field researcher on agriculture and economic development policies at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

From 2007-2010 Jimmy worked for the US ASEAN Business Council in Washington D.C. and later in Taipei, Jimmy worked as a journalist for Al Jazeera English (television) covering current affairs and international political trends.

Jimmy is a graduate of the Master of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University. He earned a B.A. from Marquette University and has completed studies at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing, Suzhou University in Suzhou, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) in Taipei, and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.