CUSEF - Key Persons


Dr. Allan Wong

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Vtech Group of Companies

Dr. Allan Zeman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Holdings Limited

Dr. Henry Kissinger

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Advisor

Dr. Herman Hu

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Ryoden Development Limited

Dr. Simon Kwok

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and CEO of Sa Sa International Holdings Limited

Dr. Victor K. Fung

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman
  • Group Chairman of the Fung Group
Dr. Victor K. Fung is Group Chairman of the Fung Group, a Hong Kong-based multinational group engaged in trading, logistics, distribution and retailing, including privately held Li & Fung Limited and publicly listed Convenience Retail Asia Limited.

Johns Hopkins SAIS

Job Titles:
  • Student Delegation Visits China
The China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) welcomed a delegation of students from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies to

Lawrence J. Lau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Currency Board
  • Professor
Professor Lau specializes in economic development, economic growth and the economies of East Asia, including that of China. In 1966, he developed the first econometric model of China. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 16 books and published more than 210 articles and notes in international professional journals. Professor Lawrence J. Lau received his B.S. degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics from Stanford University in 1964 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969 respectively. He joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford University in 1966, becoming Professor of Economics in 1976 and the first Kwok-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development at Stanford University in 1992. He was appointed Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development, Emeritus, at Stanford University upon his retirement in 2006.

Mr Tung Chee Hwa

Job Titles:
  • Chairman Emeritus of China
Mr Tung Chee Hwa is Chairman Emeritus of China-United States Exchange Foundation, the Vice Chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, People's Republic of China.

Mr. Alan Wong

Mr. Alan Wong was the Executive Director of China-United States Exchange Foundation since November 2010 until July 2018. Upon his retirement as Executive Director, he was asked to stay on as Special Advisor to continue to contribute to the organization. In May 2023, he was made a member of the governing Board.

Mr. Alexander Fang - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Partner
Mr. Alexander Fang is the Founder and Partner of eGarden Ventures. He is also the Board Member of Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd. and Chinney Alliance Group Ltd.

Mr. Andy Tung

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman
  • Managing Partner of QBN Management Limited
Mr. Andy Tung is Vice Chairman of China-United States Exchange Foundation since October 2023. He is also Managing Partner of QBN Management Limited since January 1st, 2020. Mr. Andy Tung is also Managing Partner of QBN Management Limited since January 1st, 2020, focusing on investments in technology and innovation.

Mr. Brandon Liu

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director of Feoso Group
Mrs. Clarie Lo, Chairman of Alliance of Anti-drug Professionals Association, and Convenor of International Committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Women

Mr. C.C. Tung

Mr. C.C. Tung graduated from the University of Liverpool in England where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. He later acquired a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.

Mr. Daniel R. Fung

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of UN Peace & Development Foundation
Daniel Fung is Chairman of UN Peace & Development Foundation and Chairman of International Bridges to Justice.Daniel Fung has acquired over forty years' legal practice at the bar with experience in both public and private sectors and in academia, was called to the English Bar in 1975 and the Hong Kong Bar in 1977, participated in the process of Hong Kong's constitutional transition from British Crown Colony to a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China as a member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee from 1985 to 1990, was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1990, was the first person of Chinese extraction to serve as Solicitor General of Hong Kong (1994-98) doing so under the last British Governor Chris Patten and the first Chief Executive CH Tung, following which he took up successive appointments as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School (1998-99), Senior Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School (1999), Distinguished Fulbright Scholar (2000), Chairman of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority (2002-8) and Visiting Professor of Law at respectively Sun Yat Sen University (2004-7), Peking University (2007-9) and Adjunct Professor of City University of Hong Kong (2005-2017).

Mr. David S. Y. Wong

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Dah Sing Bank Limited

Mr. Edmund Tse

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Chairman
Mr. Tse is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman and an Independent Non-Executive Director of AIA Group Limited. Mr. Tse was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) by the Government of the HKSAR in 2001 Mr. Tse is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman and an Independent Non-Executive Director of AIA Group Limited. During his 60 years with the Group and its predecessor American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"), Mr. Tse's major appointments include serving as: a Director of AIG from 1996 until June 2009, Senior Vice Chairman-Life Insurance of AIG from 2001 until June 2009, Honorary Chairman of AIA Company Limited from July 2009 to December 2010, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to June 2009 and President and Chief Executive Officer from 1983 to 2000. Mr. Tse is a Non-Executive Director of PCCW Limited. Mr. Tse is also the Non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge Investments Asia Limited and a Director of Bridge Holdings Company Limited.

Mr. Fred Teng

Job Titles:
  • Special Advisor

Mr. James Chau - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • President of the China - United States Exchange Foundation
James Chau has served as President of the China-United States Exchange Foundation since 2023. He joined the Foundation in 2018, working with Founding Chairman The Honorable Tung Chee-hwa and developing the digital initiatives that have become an important part of its outreach.

Mr. John C. C. Chan

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director of Transport International Holdings Limited

Mr. John Zhao - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Vice Chairman
  • Chairman of Hony Capital
Mr. Zhao is also Chairman of Hony Capital, an investment management group focusing on Greater China's economic development opportunities. Mr. Zhao currently serves as a board member on several multinational companies, in addition to number of non-profit organizations and public institutions.

Mr. Lai Ronghuo

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Hengrong Industrial Holding Group

Mr. Lee Ka Shing

Job Titles:
  • Member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference
Mr Lee Ka Shing , a Member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has been an Executive Director of the Henderson Land Development Company Limited since 1993 and Vice Chairman since 2005.

Mr. Liang Xinjun

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman and CEO of Fosun International Limited

Mr. Liu Changle

Job Titles:
  • Founder of Phoenix Satellite Television
Mr. Liu Changle is Founder of Phoenix Satellite Television. He founded Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited in 1996. Phoenix now operates six satellite TV channels, is a globally renowned trans-national multimedia group and a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Phoenix has expanded into other areas of business, including internet media, outdoor media, weekly magazine, social media, APP, publication and education etc.

Mr. Peter Woo Kwong-Ching

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Wheelock
Mr. Peter Woo Kwong-Ching is Chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited and The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, both publicly-listed companies in Hong Kong. Mr. Woo is also Chairman of Lane Crawford Joyce Group, a privately held retail conglomerate.

Mr. Rick Wen

Job Titles:
  • Special Advisor

Mr. Robert Rubin

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Advisor

Mr. Ronnie C. Chan

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Hang Lung Group Limited
Mr. Ronnie C. Chan is Chairman of Hang Lung Group Limited and its subsidiary Hang Lung Properties Limited. Mr. Chan co-founded Morningside, an international investment group established in 1986. Mr. Ronnie C. Chan is Chairman of Hang Lung Group Limited and its subsidiary Hang Lung Properties Limited, both publicly listed in Hong Kong. Founded in Hong Kong in 1960, the Group expanded into mainland China in 1992, developing, owning and managing world-class commercial complexes in key tier one and tier two cities. Mr. Chan co-founded Morningside, an international investment group established in 1986 with venture capital and private equity investments in manufacturing, TMT, and biotechnology.

Mr. Tang Jiaxuan

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Advisor

Mr. William Gage McAfee

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director of Asia Pacific Capital Group

Mr. Yu Pang Chun

Job Titles:
  • Director of Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Ltd

Mr. Zhu Yinghuang

Job Titles:
  • Special Advisor

Mrs. Clarie Lo

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Alliance of Anti - Drug Professionals Association, and Convenor of International Committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Women

Ms. Annie Wu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference

Ms. Elsie Leung

Ms. Elsie Leung was the first Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR from 1997 to 2005 and the current Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the PRC. She is a practicing solicitor and the Independent Non-Executive Director of several listed companies.

Prof. Richard Hu

Job Titles:
  • Head of Department of Politics & Public Administration, University of Hong Kong

Prof. Y. C. Richard Wong

Job Titles:
  • Economics and Former Deputy Vice - Chancellor and Provost at the University of Hong Kong

Victor Cha Mou

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Both the Hong Kong Arts Festival
  • Chairman of HKR International Limited
Victor Cha Mou-zing is the Chairman of HKR International Limited (HKRI). Mr Cha has spearheaded HKRI's strategic journey to become a pioneer in the development and management of innovative spaces. Currently, Mr. Cha is the Chairman of both the Hong Kong Arts Festival and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's Hong Kong-Japan Business Co-operation Committee. He is also a member of Board of Trustees of The Better Hong Kong Foundation, a member of the Board of Trustee of the Cha Foundation, an Executive Committee Member of Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation, a Trustee of the Sang Ma Trust Fund, and a non-executive director of Mingly Corporation.