Nirad Tewarie is the Chief Executive Officer of AMCHAM T&T. He has twenty-five years of experience in media, communications, management, education and international relations. Nirad is a member of the Wilton Park Caribbean 2030 Leaders Network and the National Tripartite Advisory Council (NTAC) having been appointed by Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

Nirad was formerly the CEO of the T&T Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), Chairman of the Caribbean Network of Services Coalitions, and a member of the Communications and Public Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK and a columnist for the Trinidad Guardian. His work has been featured by local and international media houses including The Miami Herald. A keen supporter of the arts, Nirad is an Associate Producer of Bazodee the Movie and the former Chairman of the Cabinet Appointed Fashion Industry Development Committee. He has served on the Board of the Telecommunications Authority of T&T, the T&T Hospitality and Tourism Institute, the Indian Caribbean Museum and Vision on Mission Prisoner Rehabilitation Programme among others. He also currently serves on various private sector boards.

Nirad holds a BSc. in Mass Communications from Florida International University and an MSc in International Relations from the Institute of International Relations, UWI.

Most of all, Nirad is a devoted husband and father and hopes to leave the world a little better than he found it.