Stephen A. Orlins (born 1950) has been president of the National Committee on United States–China Relations since May 1, 2005. Prior to this, Orlins was the managing director of The Carlyle Group Asia, one of Asia’s largest (USD 750M) private equity funds. He was also chairman of Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) and senior advisor to AEA Investors Inc., a New York based leveraged buyout firm, with responsibility for AEA’s business activities throughout Asia.