KAMSKY - Key Persons

Chen Dongshen

Job Titles:
  • Founder and Chairman of Taikang, With Ginny in Beijing, January 2017

Virginia A. Kamsky - CEO, Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Founder
Virginia A. Kamsky (Ginny) is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kamsky Associates, Inc. (KAI), a strategic advisory firm with offices in Beijing and New York City. Following Ginny's arrival in China in 1978, KAI was one of the first approved foreign advisory firms in China. KAI has been responsible for advising on deals in excess of USD $15 billion for its client base, which includes preeminent companies worldwide. Ginny began her career at the then Chase Manhattan Bank in its global credit-training program. She was the manager of Chase's credit training program in Tokyo and head of Chase's credit department in Tokyo. She served as an officer of Chase as Assistant Treasurer in the International Trade and Commodity Finance division on the grains and metals team. Ginny was a member of the first Chase Bank delegation to China. She was promoted to Second Vice President of Chase and headed Chase's corporate China division. She was responsible for drafting the first foreign commercial bank loan to China. Ginny served during the Obama Administration under a White House appointment as a member of the US Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel (SNAP), an advisory body which provides the Secretary of the Navy with independent advice and recommendations on critical issues facing the Department of the Navy and the Navy Secretariat. Ginny is a recipient of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award, which is the highest honorary award the Secretary of the Navy can confer on a Department of the Navy civilian employee. Ginny currently sits on the boards of Dana Incorporated and Ingram Micro. She serves as the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Dana and is a member of Dana's Compensation Committee. She has served on several other public company boards, including W.R. Grace and Company, Sealed Air Corporation, Olin Corporation, Tecumseh Products Company, Foamex International, and Tate & Lyle PLC. Ginny is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She also serves on the Committee on Corporate Affairs at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a member of the Economic Club of New York and a trustee of the Jewish Museum of New York City. Ginny served for 10 years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and CEO of China Institute in America. China Institute is the oldest not-for-profit organization dedicated to the US-China relationship. Ginny is a native New Yorker and graduated from The Dalton School where she was a board member. She speaks Chinese and Japanese and currently resides in New York City and Beijing. Virginia A. Kamsky (Ginny) is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kamsky Associates, Inc. (KAI), a strategic advisory firm with offices in Beijing and New York City. Following Virginia Kamsky's arrival in China in 1978, KAI was one of the first approved foreign advisory firms in China. KAI has been responsible for advising on deals in excess of USD $15 billion for its client base, which includes preeminent companies worldwide.

Wang Youbu - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Executive Vice President
  • Director and Executive Vice President, KAI Beijing and Ginny in Shanghai on the Bund, November 2018