Mr. Chen is the inaugural director of the International Specialized Schools Committee of the China Private Education Association.
He is also recognized as a leading figure in the field of international education and a seasoned expert.
Mr. Chen is one of the founding members of the International Department of Shanghai High School, contributing to its establishment in 1993.
In 2019, he was honored with the titles of “China's Most Influential Principal of an International School” and “Star Principal in Asia”

Prof. Lixian Cui is an Associate Professor of Psychology at NYU Shanghai and a Global Network Associate Professor at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Research Focus:
His work centers on child and adolescent social and emotional development across family, school, peer, and cultural contexts. Specific interests include:

Emotion socialization and parenting

Parent-child relationships

Psychophysiology of stress and emotion (e.g., respiratory sinus arrhythmia, skin conductance, cortisol)

Mental health and family dynamics among LGBT youth and young adults

Sunil Damle is Co-Founder and Co-Director of College Counseling at Blueprint Education. For more than 13-years, he has helped international school students and families in Shanghai navigate the increasingly complex college admissions process. His Shanghai students have been admitted to school including Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Princeton and Caltech. He is also the education contributor for Shanghai Family Magazine, exploring what it means to be educated, beyond diplomas and degrees.

Everett Hill is currently in his 5th as the High School Assistant Principal at Concordia International School Shanghai. Everett has over 25 years' experience in edcuation working at public schools in Washington State, and private international schools in Asia. He has served at all grade levels from 3 years old to grade 12 as an educator and educational leader.

Dominic is an experienced STEM educator and leader with more than 12 years at Shanghai American School, where he currently serves as Head of STEM. He is a specialist in computer science and mathematics education. He played a key role in the development of SAS’s Emerging Technologies and Applied Engineering pathway. His expertise spans educational leadership, strategic planning, curriculum development, and educational technology. Dominic holds a BSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Education Leadership from the University of Auckland, as well as an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from Plymouth State University.