Group Chairman, Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd
Dr. Zhao joined Harvest in 2000 and was the longest serving CEO in the asset management industry in China. He was elected the chairman of the board in November 2017. Under his leadership, Harvest has become one of China’s leading asset management companies serving more than 100 million investors.
He is currently the Vice President of the Asset Management Association of China, the expert director of Insurance Asset Management Association of China, the Vice president of State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) in the US and the President of the Asia Branch of SLLF. In addition, he shares his expertise with colleges and universities internationally, being a Director in International Advisory Committee of UCLA Anderson School of Management MFE Program and Post-Doctoral Supervisor of Harvest Post-Doctoral Program jointly established with Peking University.
Dr. Zhao holds a PhD in economics from Guanghua School of Management in Peking University and a Bachelors degree in electronic engineering.