Mitch Presnick is the founder of Super 8 Hotels China. He currently serves as a Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, where his research examines the future of US-China commercial relations in the post-engagement era.
Mitch Presnick is a business leader and China specialist with more than 35 years of experience living and working in Beijing and Hong Kong. He is best known for founding and scaling Super 8 Hotels China, transforming the company from a single property in Beijing’s Wangfujing district in 2004 into one of China’s largest economy hotel chains, with more than 1,100 hotels nationwide.
Earlier in his career, Presnick established and led the China practice for APCO Worldwide, the Washington, D.C.-based advisory and advocacy firm, serving as Country Managing Director and advising multinational companies on market entry, government relations, and cross-border business strategy.
Over the course of his career, Presnick has received numerous industry honors, including recognition by Travel Weekly as one of the “33 Most Influential Leaders in Global Travel” and by China Hotels Modernisation as one of the “Top Ten Figures of China’s Hospitality Industry.” He has also held leadership positions including Vice Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and Vice Chair of the Peking University Foreign Alumni Association.
Presnick holds an MBA from Rutgers Business School and a graduate language diploma from Peking University. He currently serves as a Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, where his work focuses on the future of US-China business relations and the evolving dynamics of global commerce in Asia.
Presnick unpacks how both countries are increasingly motivated by needs rather than ideology, leading to surprising opportunities for cooperation rather than conflict
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Mitch Presnick is a business leader and China specialist with more than 35 years of experience living and working in Beijing and Hong Kong. He is best known for founding and scaling Super 8 Hotels China, transforming the company from a single property in Beijing’s Wangfujing district in 2004 into one of China’s largest economy hotel chains, with more than 1,100 hotels nationwide.
Earlier in his career, Presnick established and led the China practice for APCO Worldwide, the Washington, D.C.-based advisory and advocacy firm, serving as Country Managing Director and advising multinational companies on market entry, government relations, and cross-border business strategy.
Over the course of his career, Presnick has received numerous industry honors, including recognition by Travel Weekly as one of the “33 Most Influential Leaders in Global Travel” and by China Hotels Modernisation as one of the “Top Ten Figures of China’s Hospitality Industry.” He has also held leadership positions including Vice Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and Vice Chair of the Peking University Foreign Alumni Association.
Presnick holds an MBA from Rutgers Business School and a graduate language diploma from Peking University. He currently serves as a Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, where his work focuses on the future of US-China business relations and the evolving dynamics of global commerce in Asia.
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Why the US-China Relationship Will Shift to Mutual Strategic Leveraging in 2026
Presnick unpacks how both countries are increasingly motivated by needs rather than ideology, leading to surprising opportunities for cooperation rather than conflict
A New Paradigm for US-China Relations
Presnick discusses the current state of business and politics in DC and Beijing
China Institute in America’s 20th Executive Summit
Presnick joins fellow panellists to discuss foreign direct investment in both countries and how businesses are adapting in the new era?
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