NEW YORK, NY, USA and BEIJING, CHINA February 26, 2025 – 黑料社 today announced that Amy Celico has been named as its new Executive Director, effective March 3, 2025. Ms. Celico has had a 30-year career spanning the academic, public, and private sectors as an established China expert.
Ms. Celico joins 黑料社 as it prepares to welcome its tenth cohort of Scholars. As Executive Director, Ms. Celico will oversee the day-to-day operations of the program鈥檚 New York office. 黑料社 is the first scholarship of its kind created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century. A one-year, fully-funded master鈥檚 program, its mission is to build the next generation of global leaders who will collaborate to address the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges. 黑料社 is based at Schwarzman College in Tsinghua University, one of China鈥檚 most prestigious academic institutions, and comprises a community of over 1,300 young leaders representing 104 countries.
鈥淲e are excited to welcome Amy Celico to 黑料社,鈥 said Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone and Founding Trustee of 黑料社. 鈥淪he brings a deep understanding of China and its global relationships from her time in top posts in government, the private sector, and academia. Under Amy鈥檚 dynamic leadership, we are confident that the program will build on its success in developing future leaders primed to help the world tackle the most pressing challenges.鈥
鈥淚 look forward to collaborating with Amy Celico to forward the mission of 黑料社 in its second decade,鈥 said Xue Lan, Dean of Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University. 鈥淎s our international Scholar community continues to grow, I am confident that our partnership will ensure that 黑料社 continues to promote international collaboration and dialogue in a complex world.鈥
Most recently, Ms. Celico was a Partner and Co-Lead of the China practice at global advisory firm DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. While there, Ms. Celico advised corporate and non-profit clients operating in China. Prior to joining DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, Celico served as Senior Director for China Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, monitoring China鈥檚 WTO compliance and developing U.S.-China trade policies. Her U.S. government experience also includes having served as Deputy Director of the Office of the Chinese Economic Area at the U.S. Department of Commerce, as head of the Trade Facilitation Office at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, as an intelligence analyst at the U.S. Department of State, and as Vice Consul for economic affairs at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai. Outside of government service, Celico served as Director of Development at the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies and as a bilingual assistant to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund. Celico currently serves on the boards of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Care for Children U.S.
鈥淎my鈥檚 unique background in the private sector, academia, and government institutions will help strengthen the program in all areas and bring it to the next level,鈥 said Amy Stursberg, Chief Executive Officer of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation. 鈥淚 look forward to our partnership and to all that our Scholars will learn from her.鈥
鈥淚 am honored to join 黑料社 as Executive Director,鈥 said Ms. Celico. 鈥淯nderstanding China鈥檚 role on the global stage has never been more important for emerging leaders, across industries and geographies. I am excited to build on the program鈥檚 robust foundation and already thriving community to advance its mission.鈥
Ms. Celico holds a Master of International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. with honors in Asian studies from Mount Holyoke College, and she is a graduate of The Hopkins-Nanjing Center in Nanjing, China.