Dr. Xiang Bing is the Founding Dean and Professor of China Business and Globalization at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Prior to joining CKGSB, Dr. Xiang was a Professor at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, where he pioneered the school’s Executive MBA program. He was also one of the seven founding faculty members of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. Previously, Dr. Xiang served on the faculty of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
He served as an independent board member of a number of companies (including two Fortune Global 500) listed in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the United States. He is a member of International Advisory Council of Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) in Brazil and a Counselor for One Young World Summit in Dublin. He also served as a member of Board of Trustees for United Way Worldwide (US), the largest private charitable organization in the world.
Dr. Xiang’s research interests include reform of state-owned enterprises, innovation and the role of the private sector in China. He is a leading authority on China business, innovations in China, globalization of Chinese companies, China’s development models and global implications of China’s transformation. His writings and cases on these subjects are considered among the most influential in China.
Dr. Xiang has served as a keynote speaker at many influential forums and conferences around the world. His recent keynote speaking engagements include APEC Global Innovator Conference (2015), Sydney China Forum (2016), US Committee of 100 Annual Conference (2016, Los Angeles), CKGSB-Brookings US-China Forum (2016, New York City), China-Europe Trade and Investment Forum (2017, Brussels), FT Banking Summit (2017, London), and Harvard China Forum (2017, 2018 and 2019).
He was a speaker of World Economic Forum, Bo’ao Forum for Asia, Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Fortune Global Forum, and the Economist Innovation Summit, etc. He participated in prominent closed-door conferences including Ditchley Foundation Annual Forum (2014), Yale CEO Summit (2016), and Rome Roundtable (2017, 2018 and 2019). He also spoke at Council on Foreign Relations (2019, New York City), Foreign Policy Association (2018, New York City) and Center for Strategic and International Studies (2018). In 2018, he served as the first Co-Chairman of Ditchley Foundation Annual Forum.
Dr. Xiang has offered training to the global leadership team of companies such as China Mobile, China Telecom, Clifford Chance, Cummins, Duty Free Shop, Electricite De France, Ernst & Young, Guangzhou Automobile Group, NSK, Renault Nissan Group and Yokohama Tire. He has also trained senior executives of companies in China and globally, including Bank of China, China Investment Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China Railway Construction Corporation, GE (China), Goldman Sachs (Asia), Huawei Technologies, IBM (China), Lenovo, Midea, Petro China, Siemens (China) and TCL.
Dr. Xiang received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Alberta in Canada and his bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.