Derek Berlin is Senior Vice President, Global Government Solutions at Logistics Plus Inc., a US-based logistics, supply chain, and business solutions firm with offices in over 40 countries, where he leads strategic projects and partnerships for both commercial and public entities. Since joining in 2023, Berlin has focused heavily on Ukraine, where Logistics Plus opened two offices following the 2022 invasion, providing critical logistics services, particularly complex port operations and transshipments via Black Sea ports, along with road and rail. In this capacity, Berlin collaborates closely with Ukraine's public and private sectors, multinational firms from the US and Europe, financial institutions, and G-7 government representatives to support stabilization and reconstruction.
After the 2024 appointment of Logistics Plus Founder and CEO Jim Berlin to the G-7+ Ukraine Donor Platform’s Business Advisory Council (BAC), Derek Berlin has helped lead BAC efforts to boost public-private coordination on Security and Stabilization efforts for Ukraine. He also oversees Logistics Plus’s expanding commercial presence in Ukraine—including being the first US firm to resume deliveries to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports post-invasion and transporting tens of thousands of tons of critical material and the launch of several collaborative initiatives, such as a December 2024 Sister City agreement between Erie, Pennsylvania, and Chornomorsk, home to Ukraine’s largest active deep-sea port cluster.
Prior to joining Logistics Plus, Berlin worked with the US Departments of State and Defense—at the US Mission to the United Nations and in overseas postings—Council on Foreign Relations, and JPMorgan Chase, where he led government engagement efforts, first in New York, then Asia, launching its Asia Pacific practice. While at JPMorgan, Berlin established key partnerships, including a fellowship with Yale, the integration of the Council on Foreign Relations into JPMorgan’s International Council, and represented the firm in World Economic Forum financial sector work and multilateral platforms like the UN, APEC, G20 (B20), ASEAN, and the G30 group of central bank leaders.
A graduate of Columbia University's School of General Studies, he resided in New York with his wife and children.