Mr. Soble has been both an international commercial attorney (representing Fortune 500 companies and foreign governments) and a successful businessman and executive. By representing pre-eminent U.S. corporations, governments, investors, manufacturing companies and financial institutions, he developed a comprehensive understanding of the needs of both emerging market countries and foreign investors.

Mr. Soble has been prescient in developing businesses such as East Asian Executive Reports, in 1977, The US-ASEAN Business Council in 1978, and trade associations and /or projects in Hydrogen, Solar Power, Biofuels, and other energy projects from the early 1980’s. His commercialization and project management skills have allowed him to serve in leadership positions in diverse projects: infrastructure development, high technology, telecommunications, services, financial technologies and complex government-private partnerships.

Through his development company, API Development Group, LLC and its predecessors, Mr. Soble developed, conceptualized and managed projects and companies in the US and overseas, in biometric security, computer hardware and software, SaaS financial technology and other financial engineering projects including aviation, electric power generation, telecommunications, the pulp and paper industry and renewable energy, among others.

Mr. Soble holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from Syracuse University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.