Sumiye Okubo


Associate Director for Industry Economics
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce

Sue Okubo joined the Bureau of Economic Analysis in June, 1997, as Associate Director of Industry Economics. She oversees the preparation and analysis of the input-output accounts of the U.S. economy, gross domestic product by industry accounts, and supplementary industry satellite accounts.
Prior to joining BEA, Dr. Okubo was Director of the Office of International Macroeconomic Analysis, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Commerce and served an Assistant National Intelligence Officer for Economics at the National Intelligence Council. Her private sector experience includes serving as Manager, R&D Strategy Analysis, GTE Laboratories, 1980-1982, and from 1978-1979, as economist at General Electric Corporate Research and Development. Dr. Okubo received a B.B.A in Business Administration and Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University.
She is also very active in the Asian American community as a mentor, speaker, organizer, donor, and executive advisor, from the White House to Congress to the local community. She has been a mentor to many APAs through her work at BEA, and through the Asian American Government Executives Network and JACL. Much of her speaking has focused on career opportunities and career management.

August 24, 2001