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Eric Zheng
President at AmCham ShanghaiEric Zheng became the President of AmCham Shanghai in 2022. He has been involved in the Chamber for over 15 years as a member, committee leader, Board member, Board treasurer, Board secretary, and Board vice chair, and Board chair (2018 and 2019).
Eric brings a unique combination of private and public sector experiences to the presidency. He worked in management consulting with PwC in the U.S. and later served for the U.S. Department of Commerce as the principal commercial officer at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou. Eric had a long career with AIG in Greater China and held a series of positions that culminated in his service as CEO of AIG China. He then chaired the board of Heng An Standard Life Insurance Company.
In volunteer roles, Eric serves as the Greater China regional chair of the Committee of 100 and as a board director of Shanghai Make-A-Wish Charity Foundation. The Shanghai municipal government has granted Eric its Magnolia Gold Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the city. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Fudan University and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Yi Wang
Executive Director, Harvard Center Shanghai 哈佛中心(上海)执行董事王颐先生1995年本科毕业于哈佛大学，获物理及天体物理学士学位，硕士就读于牛津大学。如今，王颐先生不仅负责哈佛大学在中国的事务，还投身于中国的国际化教育事业，先后参与中国常熟世界联合学院UWC、广东东莞清澜山学校和CWA世华学校的创办。丰富的海外求学经历，以及担任哈佛面试官的过程，也让王颐先生接触了形形色色的学生。
Yi Wang works with Harvard faculty across the university’s many schools and departments, as well as with academic partners and other supporters in China, to strengthen Harvard’s engagement with China.
A native of China and a 1995 graduate of Harvard College (AB in Physics and Astrophysics), Yi has spent his professional career in the United States, Canada, and China. Launching his career at McKinsey & Company in 1995 in Toronto, he was elected a Partner in 2006 while working in McKinsey’s Shanghai Office. Before joining the HCS, Yi spent three years as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Beijing, where he built Goldman’s China onshore Asset Management business from scratch at Beijing Gao Hua Securities. In his spare time, Yi has devoted himself to education, helping to found and then serving as Vice Chair of the Board for United World College’s new campus in Changshu, China.
Lisa Podolny
Consul, Chief of Provincial Relations at US Consulate General Shanghai
Andy Li
President at Institute for Education and Sports Development
Allen Cao
华籍中学部主任 at 耀华国际教育学校浙江桐乡校区曹仪伦先生毕业于中国人民大学文学院，文学硕士学位。拥有国内高校、公办学校和国际学校的丰富工作经历。曾在江苏某国际学校教授IB语言与文学课程、IGCSE、A Level、BTEC、IFD等项目的中文课程。指导的连续三届IG和A Level中文考生的达A率为100%。担任A Level项目协调员多年，熟悉A Level项目课程体系。担任A Level毕业班班主任期间，班内学生G5录取率为33%，多名学生被牛津大学、帝国理工学院、伦敦大学学院、伦敦政治经济学院、伦敦艺术大学和加州大学伯克利学院等录取。多次获得“优秀班主任”、“先进德育工作者”称号。
Mr. Allen Cao graduated from Renmin University of China with a Master of Literature. He has rich working experience in universities, public schools and international schools. He has taught IB Language and Literature curriculum, IGCSE, A Level, BTEC, IFD and other programs in an international school in Jiangsu province, with the achievement of 100% "A". As the Coordinator of A Level program for many years, he is familiar with the curriculum system of A Level program. Also as the homeroom teacher of the graduating A Level class, his student’s G5 admission rate was 33%, with offers made by Oxford University, Imperial College London, University College London, The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of the Arts London and University of California Berkeley. He has been awarded the titles of "Excellent Coordinator" and "Advanced Moral Educator" for many times.
Jeffry Stubbs
Director of HIS China
Phoebe You
俄亥俄州立大学中国办公室主任 at The Ohio State University由超女士作为美国俄亥俄州立大学驻中国办公室的负责人，拥有11年的运营和管理经验。作为俄州大中国办公室的主要创始人和领导者，专注于开发大中华地区的校友网络，建立学校与大中华地区的高校之间的联系，拓展学教育类培训项目，并为科研合作、招生、和学生就业提供帮助。
作为国际高等教育积极倡导者，自2016年起担任AUCA海外高校驻华联盟指导委员会委员，该联盟旨在搭建一个专业平台，连接海外大学常驻中国的广大教育工作者。同时，她也经常作为顾问，为美国高等教育机构管理者提供进入中国市场和建立中国办公室的咨询意见。
加入俄州大中国办公室前，曾于美国前150大律所Schottenstein Zox & Dunn做律师助理，并曾担任著名法学教授Daniel Chow的研究助理。她拥有华东理工大学法律学士学位，俄亥俄州立大学法学硕士学位。
Phoebe You has eleven years of management and operational experience in international higher education field. As the founder of The Ohio State University’s first overseas office in Shanghai, Ms. You focuses on developing Ohio State’s alumni network in the Greater China area, liaising the university with the Chinese higher education institutes, exploring the market for various educational training programs as well as providing assistance for faculty research, student recruitment, and student career services.
As an active international higher education advocate, Ms. You served on the steering committee of AUCA which also known as American Universities' China Association since 2016, which aims at developing a professional platform to connect educators working for US and overseas institutions in China. Ms. You is frequently consulted by US higher education administrators about establishing China operations and strategies to enter the China market.
Ms. You’s previous experiences include co-op experience in top 150 largest law firm Schottenstein Zox & Dunn and legal research experience with renowned professor from Moritz College of Law. She has a LLM from Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University and a LLB degree from East China University of Science and Technology.
Kevin Wang
美国波士顿大学中国中心主任 at Boston UniversityKevin Wang于2016年加入波士顿大学，目前担任波士顿大学中国中心主任一职，负责波士顿大学在上海的海外学习项目，并协助大学在华招生、校友关系、院校合作等各项事务，以加强波士顿大学在中国的影响与国际合作。在加入波士顿大学之前，Kevin Wang曾在上海纽约大学从事公共事务和招生工作，并作为筹建团队成员之一参与了上海纽约大学的谈判和筹建工作。
Kevin Wang joined Boston University in 2016 and currently serves as Director of Boston University China Center. He oversees all aspects of BU’s Study Abroad programs in Shanghai and supports various BU efforts in China, including but not limited to admissions, alumni relations, institutional partnerships, etc., to advance the University’s profile and expand the University’s global engagement within the region. Prior to joining Boston University, Kevin Wang worked at NYU Shanghai in the capacities of public affairs and admissions; he was one of the earliest members on the preparatory team for NYU Shanghai and was deeply involved in the negotiation and preparation process of the University.
