CHINESE CULTURAL FOUNDATION About Us

John W. Allen 約翰. 阿伦先生 Chairman & CEO of Greater China Corporation. Involved in Asia and China for over 30 years. Helped to found AIESEC in China and was Chairman of the Board of AIESEC, US and of AIESEC Yale. Headed the international investment subsidiary of the Bank of Boston and was Assistant to James D. Wolfensohn (former head of the World Bank) at Schroder Bank and Trust. Served as President of the International Securities Exchange Corportion. Was Trustee of the Soros Open Society Institute and one of three Trustees of the International Science Foundation along with George Soros and Nobel Laureate James Watson. Received his BA from Yale University and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Ta Chun Hsu 徐大春先生 former President of The Starr Foundation, was born in Beijing, China in 1918. He attended the University of Shanghai and was graduated with a B.S. in economics (Class of 1942) from Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He earned his Masters Degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1944, and later studied insurance at Golden Gate College in San Francisco, California. In 1964, Mr. Hsu joined C.V. Starr & Co. as Assistant to the late Cornelius Vander Starr, at that time Chairman of the Board. He was elected Director and Executive Vice President of The Starr Foundation. In 1969 he was named President of the Starr Foundation and served in that capacity until March 1999.

Elizabeth B. Wang 王滨女士 Founder of the Chinese Cultural Foundation, the Elizabeth Wang Gallery and most recently, the Greater China Art Fund. Has organized major cultural events at the Palace of Versailles in Paris, the World Economic Forum and China-U.S. Business Summits in Beijing, the Asia Capital Forum in Dongguan, the Institutional Investor - China Investment Forum in New York City and on numerous occasions at the United Nations, Bank of China, National Arts Club and other important venues. Maintains close relationships with Chinese and American political, business and cultural leaders and organizations. She was China's National Classical Dance Champion and earned her Masters Degree in Arts Administration from the City University of London.

Anthony Williams 安東尼. 威廉先生 Partner of DLA Piper's Corporate and Securities group; former Chairman of Coudert Brothers and Chairman of Coudert’s Global Life Sciences practice. Current directorships include: AXA Art Insurance, Inc.; Fenn Wright & Manson (Non-Executive Chairman); Intelligent Engineering (Advisory Board); Mannheim Media LLC; MicroPrecision, Inc.; Plymouth Holdings Limited; R&W Holdings, LLC; Cooper River Partners, LLC; and Senetek PLC (Vice Chairman). Mr. Williams also serves on a number of civic/charitable boards, including: Chairman of the Harvard/MIT Joint Venture – Health Sciences and Technology; Executive Committee of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights; Vice Chairman of HELP USA; Director of the Friends of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies and the German American Chamber of Commerce. Admitted to the Bar of the State of New York and the United States Supreme Court; served in the United States Army with Honorable Discharge; received J.D. from New York University School of Law and A.B. from Harvard University.

Ambassador Chen Jian 陈健大使 Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Japan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations.

James C. Jao 饶及人先生 Chairman & CEO of Long On Group and J.A.O. Design International Architects & Planners Ltd. has actively taken on a range of social responsibilities in a variety of positions earning him the moniker of "Urban Doctor" for China's planing sector. Including Strategic Consulting Member of China International urbanization Developing Community, Second CEO of China Real-estate Developing Association.

Xiaoyu Guo 郭笑宇先生 General Manager of Beijing Longyu Petroleum & Chemicals Co. Ltd. Chairman of Longyu's holding companies in Chongqing, Heilongjiang, Dalian, Xinjiang. Honorary President of China Association of Poverty Alleviation and Development. Renowned as a "Scholar" Entrepreneur.

Xinle Ma 马欣乐先生 is a Senior Art Advisor of the Chinese Cultural Foundation. As a highly esteemed artist, Xinle Ma's paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the world and are sought by both institutions and private collections including former U.S. President William Clinton and China's Premier Wen Jiabao.

Amassador Shengyun Qiu 邱胜云大使 Former Ambassador and Consul General in New York, Chinese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan. Vice President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA).

Xiandong Wang 王庠栋先生 Chairman of Asia Pacific Foundation of Nuwa, Secretary-General of China Committee of the Global Business Coalition on HTV/AIDS.

*Changdong Xu 徐昌东先生 President of Entrepreneur Alliance of the Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA), Chairman of China Anda (Beijing) Travel & Resort Co., Ltd, Chairman of W.Z.D. Enterprises Inc., Chairman of U.S.-China Capital Inc.

Liyong Zhang 张立勇先生 Former President of China Ocean Shipping Company Americas Inc. “COSCO Americas” and President of China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.

Ambassador Weichao Zhang 张伟超大使 Chairman of Fortune 100 Association, former Chairman of Chinese Language Education Foundation, Former Vice Minister, Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the State Council, Former Ambassador and Consul General of PRC China in New York.

Ambassador Yishan Zhang 张义山大使 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations. Held many important positions in the Chinese government including: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, and Vienna Austria.

* Changdong Xu 徐昌东先生 serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors in China.

Harry Edelson 哈里. 爱德生先生 Chairman of China Opportunity Acquisition Corp. and President of the China Investment Group, LLC. Former President of the Wall Street Analysts Club. Chairman of Edelson Technology Partners.

Victor L. L. Chu 禇立力先生 Chairman of First Eastern Investment Group. Director and Council Member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Board Member of the World Economic Forum and serves as Co-Chair of the Forum’s International Business Council. Executive Board Member of the International Chamber of Commerce and serves as Chairman of the ICC Commission on Financial Services and Insurance.

Rose-Marie Fox 霍瑪麗女士 CEO Cornerstone Financial Co. LLC, served on the Advisory Board and investment committee of Edelson Technology Partners.

David M. Lampton 蓝普顿先生 Former President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies at Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Director of China Studies at SAIS.

Xiaojing Li 黎晓静先生 Board of Director of Bank of China, former General Manager of Bank of China, U.S.A., President of China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.

Ambassador James R. Lilley 李洁明大使 Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Korea, is widely considered one of the most knowledgeable US experts on Chinese and East Asian foreign relations. Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Robert A. Mundell 蒙代尔教授 Nobel Prize Laureate and Professor of Economics at Columbia University. "Father of the Euro" and frequent advisor and speaker on currency issues in China, the U.S., Europe and Asia. Founder of the Mundell International University of Entrepreneurship in Beijing, China.

Henry S. Tang 邓兆祥先生 Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Group, former Chairman and Co-Founder, along with I.M. Pei and Yo-Yo Ma, of the Committee of 100, a group of prominent individuals dedicated to fostering greater American and Chinese cultural and economic understanding.

Charles P. Wang 王琣先生 President of Rosen-Wang Global Partners, LLP. Served as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the United Way of New York City. From 1990 to 1995, appointed by President George Bush as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights. From 1989 to 1993, he was President of the China Institute in America, Inc.

Bailin Zheng 郑柏林先生 Former Director and General Manager of Bank of China, President of China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A and Senior Advisor to Citigroup in Hong Kong.

Bin Wang 王斌先生 has over 25 years of management experience in China and on Wall Street. He now serves as an independent consultant, to provide strategic advisory service to the large and middle-size Chinese companies. Before 2007, Bin has served on different managerial posts in JP Morgan Chase & Co. and heritage Chemical Bank for 13 years, including 8 years on the position of Vice President of International Financial Services.