Gary Dvorchak, The Blueshirt Group
Campaign Statement
As a small-business owner advising both innovative SMEs and leading multinationals in China, I bring a dual perspective that reflects the full breadth of AmCham China’s membership. I understand the pressures smaller firms face — navigating regulation, capital, and market access — while also working closely with global corporations managing the complex U.S.-China situation. That balance enables me to represent and connect both worlds.
I also bring something distinctive to AmCham’s engagement with China’s leadership: a long-standing family friendship with President Xi Jinping that has fostered personal trust and mutual respect. While AmCham’s relationship with the Chinese government is necessarily official and institutional, I can complement that structure by adding a more personal dimension, helping to soften the tone of dialogue, build genuine rapport, and make interactions warmer and more human. In an era when cross-cultural understanding is as important as policy alignment, those bridges can make a difference.
If elected to the Board of Governors, I will focus on:
- Strengthening communication between AmCham and Chinese counterparts, promoting trust and understanding.
- Elevating the voice of small and mid-sized enterprises within AmCham’s policy advocacy.
- Encouraging practical collaboration that delivers results for members across all sectors.
I believe the Chamber’s greatest strength lies in its ability to unite diverse American business interests under a shared goal: constructive, forward-looking engagement with China. With deep local relationships, broad commercial experience, and a commitment to bridge-building, I hope to contribute to a more connected and confident AmCham China. I would be honored to earn your trust and your vote.
Biography
A resident of Beijing for over twelve years, Gary T. Dvorchak, CFA owns and manages a local WOFE that serves global markets. His firm, Lan Chen Yi (蓝衬衣(北京)管理咨询有限公司), which is Chinese for “Blueshirt Group”, is the Asia practice for The Blueshirt Group LLC, a San Francisco-based investor relations consultancy. A division of communications giant Next15, The Blueshirt Group is one of the largest IR firms in the industry. Companies that are publicly traded in the U.S. come to Blueshirt for advice on how to best communicate their merits to the institutional investment community. Lan Chen Yi serves both smaller companies and large “household names”, such as Yum China, ZTO Express, and Sea Ltd in Singapore.
Gary has significant capital markets and media expertise. Before joining Blueshirt from a competing IR firm, he had two decades of experience as a portfolio manager and analyst in the institutional investment management business. Gary co-founded an investment boutique that successfully IPOed a closed-end mutual fund (NYSE:FAV); was a portfolio manager on a long-short equity fund; and was a co-portfolio manager (covering technology) for an institutional small cap strategy with over $4 billion of AUM. From 2004 through 2014, Gary was a high-profile contributor to Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com financial news website.
Gary earned an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Before business school, Gary spent four years in the computer industry as a software developer and project manager. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Gary earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1996.
Gary resides in the eastern area of the Chaoyang district of Beijing with his wife of 34 years, Kellie (also an American from Iowa). His two daughters attended Dulwich College Beijing before going to Europe for university; both girls now reside in Europe. Gary expects to receive his China Permanent Residence card before year-end, demonstrating his long-term commitment to living and working in China.