Event Details

Join us for the next session of our Virtual Doorknock Series, where we will take an inside look at how veteran Democratic operatives are reading the 2026 midterm elections and the political map taking shape.


Thurgood Marshall Jr., former Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary in the Clinton White House, and Peter Goelz, Senior Counselor to the 2026 Democratic House Campaign and veteran political operative, will share their perspectives on the challenges facing Democrats and how they are assessing the road back to power. The discussion will be moderated by Steven Okun, CEO of APAC Advisors.


Event Details:

  • Date and Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, October 5, 2026 (China Time)
  • Format: Online
  • Language: English
  • Contact: Yuhan Nie, ynie@amchamchina.org


Notes:

  • This is a member-only event, and is off-the-record.
  • Approved registrants will be sent the webinar link shortly before the event.
  • Tickets are non-transferable.

Speakers

  • Peter Goelz (Senior Counselor to 2026 Democratic House Campaign and Veteran Political Operative)

    Peter Goelz

    Senior Counselor to 2026 Democratic House Campaign and Veteran Political Operative

    Peter Goelz, Senior Vice President. As a senior vice president at O’Neill and Associates, Peter Goelz offers decades of leadership in aviation, transportation, federal relations, and crisis communications. From 2001 to 2005, Peter worked for an international public relations firm where his clients included major airlines, aviation maintenance companies, the largest fractional aviation company in the world, and leading transportation safety and security firms.

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  • Thurgood Marshall Jr. (Former Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary, Clinton White House)

    Thurgood Marshall Jr.

    Former Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary, Clinton White House

    Thurgood Marshall Jr. (born August 12, 1956) is an American lawyer and son of the late United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall worked in the Bill Clinton White House and is a retired international law firm partner. He also served as chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ford Foundation.

    He is a member of the board of directors of En+ Group, the world's largest producer of low-carbon aluminum and independent hydropower; and DRB Capital, a financial services firm headquartered in Florida. According to documents filed with the SEC, he is a director serving on the board of Corrections Corporation of America, the largest commercial vendor of federal detainment and prisoner transport in the United States. Since 2012, Marshall is also an independent director serving on the board of Genesco, an international footwear and apparel retailer based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  • Steven Okun (CEO of APAC Advisors)

    Steven Okun

    CEO of APAC Advisors

    Steven Okun, Founder and CEO of APAC Advisors and Senior Advisor to McLarty Associates, is a leader on corporate public affairs, ESG, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement. A 21-year resident of Singapore, he spent the first twelve years of his career in Washington, DC, including in the Administration of President Bill Clinton as Deputy General Counsel at the US Department of Transportation. As KKR’s first Director of Asia Public Affairs from 2011-2017, he was one of the first people in the region working on ESG in private capital. From 2003-2010, he created and led Public Affair for UPS Asia. An in-demand speaker in the corporate and the financial services sector, Steve also appears frequently across global media, provides the weekly International News Review for MONEY FM (Singapore) and contributes commentary to Nikkei Asia, The Straits Times, The Business Times, Eco-Business and Asia Times.

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Tickets

Free Admittance (Member Only)
Standard Price Complimentary