Doug Hucker – SPEAKERS
CEO
AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION
As Chief Executive Officer of the American Gem Trade Association, Mr. Hucker represents the premier Association of United States and Canadian colored gemstone and cultured pearl professionals. He spent eight years at GIA, first as an instructor of diamond grading and gemstone identification, and then as Manager of the Institute’s Extension Division, where he was responsible for gemology classes taught to jewelers in major cities throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Hucker specialized in importing fine gemstones into the United States. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Gem Trade Association, the American Gem Society, was Director of Marketing for Krementz Gemstones, one of the oldest jewelry manufacturing firms in the United States, and was President and partner of The Registry Ltd., a firm specializing in antique and estate jewelry.
He is a Graduate Gemologist of the GIA, a Certified Gemologist Appraiser of the American Gem Society, and a member of the American Society of Jewelry Historians.
