Bin Qi, MBA ′97

Executive Vice President, China Investment Corporation

Dr. Qi joined CIC as Executive Vice President in August 2016. As a member of CIC Executive Committee as well as Investment Committee, Dr. Qi takes on the responsibilities of CIC's Research Institute which covers macro and industry research as well as strategic planning and Investment Operations Department. Prior to this, Dr. Qi spent 16 years at China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), leading the Commission's work on Fund Supervision, Financial Innovation Supervision, and the Research Center. He was most recently Director General of the International Cooperation Department at CSRC, pushing through many key market opening initiatives, including the closely watched "Shanghai-Hong Kong" and "Shenzhen-Hong Kong" Stock Connects, which are regarded as milestones in integrating China's capital markets and the Chinese investor community to the world arena. Before returning to China, Dr. Qi worked with Wall Street firms including Goldman Sachs. Dr. Qi received his Doctorate degree in Econometrics from the Tsinghua University. He obtained his MBA from the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, as well as a Master's degree in Biophysics from the University of Rochester. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Physics from the Tsinghua University in 1991, where he remained to lecture on Physics during 1991-1992.

Shanwen Gao

Chief Economist, Essence Securities Co., Ltd.

Dr. Shanwen Gao is the Chief Economist of Essence Securities CO., Ltd. and the Independent Director of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. He is also the Academic Committee member of China Finance 40 Forum, Council member of China Chief Economist Forum, and Council member of The Union of Finance Alumni of Peking University. Dr. Gao has been focused on following, analyzing and forecasting China macro economy trends and policy directions, by which he gains a solid foundation to dissect their potential impact on capital markets. He accumulates extensive experience in and creates independent analytic framework of China inflation formation mechanism, cyclicality of industrial capacity, and fluctuation of asset prices. His book of Logic of Economy, published in 2013, gives a comprehensive introduction of his way of thinking and analysis. That book is the finance and economics best seller in 2013. Dr. Gao received his Bachelor and Master Degree from Peking University. He obtained his PhD degree in Economics from the Graduate School of People's Bank of China (currently PBC School of Finance Tsinghua University).

Xiaodong Tang, MBA ′00

CEO, China AMC

Mr. Xiaodong Tang currently serves as the CEO of China AMC, one of the leading asset management companies in China with $170B USD AUM.  Before joining China AMC in August 2014, he held various positions at China Securities Regulatory  Commission  (CSRC)  including  Deputy  Director‐General  of  the  Department  of  International  Affairs  and  Department  of Fund Supervision. Before joining CSRC in 2009, Mr. Tang was the Managing Director and Head of RBS Greenwich Capital’s US corporate correlation trading and Head of ABN AMRO's US exotic credit derivatives trading.    He  is  the  Vice  Chairman  of  Asset  Management  Association  of  China(AMAC),  member  of  Abu  Dhabi  Global Market’s  Regulatory  Committee and MSCI Editorial Advisory Board, and CFA charterholder.  Mr. Tang holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago, dual MS degrees in Physics and Computer Science from Drexel University and a BS  degree in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China  (USTC).    

Li Ren, MBA ′02

General Manager, Orient Securities Asset Management Company Limited

Since joining Orient Securities Asset Management in 2007, Ms. Ren has been responsible for developing core competitiveness of the team with focus on innovation, building professional wealth management platform with aim of providing comprehensive investment solution for individual and institutional investors. For five consecutive years since spinning off from parent company in 2010, the company has been honored as Best Wealth Management Institution and Best Asset Manager with Broker Background. Ms. Ren is the also vice chairwoman and general secretary of the Red Orient Public Welfare Foundation and was honored as the Shanghai Extraordinary Women for her achievements in 2012 and the leader of Shanghai financial system in 2016. Ms. Ren holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Peking University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and an EMBA from the Tsinghua University.