Suzanne Dickerson, Honorary Consul General of Germany

Suzanne joined the SC Council on Competitiveness in 2016 after serving for 8 years as the Director for International Business Development at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Suzanne’s experience includes 20 years in the automotive industry: 12 years within BMW working in the fields of corporate sustainability, innovation management and long-term strategic and structural planning.

She began her career with BMW in Munich Germany at corporate headquarters upon completion of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program. Suzanne speaks fluent German and is also a Fellow of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Forum. Suzanne is a Board Member of the South Carolina Automotive Council a graduate of the Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Program.  She serves on the Board of the South Carolina International Trade Conference and the South Carolina Aquarium Board.  

Suzanne received the Knowledge Economist Award from the South Carolina Research Authority and in 2015, Suzanne was the recipient of the Clemson Women in Leadership Award.  In 2020, Suzanne was awarded the Charleston Woman of the Year Award from the Charleston Women in Trade organization and was sworn in as the Honorary Consul to the Federal Republic of Germany.   In 2021 was recognized as SC Biz GSA Magazine’s Woman of Influence.