Guest research fellow, Research Base for Industrial Finance,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Asia's #1 think tank; and CLF50 of CEIBS Lujiazui International Institute of Finance, a top business school;
Deputy secretary-general for Shanghai at Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a non-government think tank;
Member of Kellogg Advisory Board (KAB) at the Kellogg Alumni Club of Shanghai;
Member of initiative committee, China-Europe-America Global Initiative (www.ourglobalinitiative.com);
He is also a columnist at Forbes China, a regular contributor for the South China Morning Post. He was a consultant for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD) and CFA Institute.
Before joining PwC, Mr. Zhao cofounded a research and consulting firm and has provided path-breaking economic research and consulting on China to leading financial and multinational companies around the globe. His articles have been published in leading international business newspapers such as the WSJ and FT.His opinions on the Chinese economy are often cited by Thomson Reuters, Google and Yahoo Finance,as well as influential Chinese internet portals and media. He speaks frequently at domestic and international business conference/forum, MNC board of directors meeting and C-suite seminar.
Education：
Mr. Zhao holds an executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Schulich School of Business at York University, and an MSc in Economics from Gothenburg School of Business. He is doctoral candidate at Tsinghua University (research on digital economy & governance).
