James F. Hoge, Jr., is the editor of Foreign Affairs, the journal on international affairs and foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations. A former editor of the Chicago Sun Times and publisher and president of the New York Daily News, Jim spent three decades in newspaper journalism. A former director of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is currently chairman of the International Center for Journalists and a director of the Foundation for a Civil Society and Human Rights Watch. He received a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

John L. Thornton is a professor and director of Global Leadership at Qinghua University in Beijing. John retired in 2003 as president and co-chief operating officer of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and as a member of the firm’s board of directors. He is a director of the Ford Motor Company, British Sky Broadcasting, Hughes Electronics, Intel, Laura Ashley Holdings, plc, and the Pacific Century Group, Inc. He is also chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a director or trustee of the Asia Society, China Institute, the Eisenhower Fellowships, The Goldman Sachs Foundation, The Hotchkiss School, Morehouse College, Qinghua University School of Economics and Management, the Yale University Investment Committee, and the Yale School of Management. He received an B.A. from Harvard College, a B.A./M.A. in jurisprudence from Oxford University, and an M.P.P.M. from the Yale School of Management.

Jonathan R. Woetzel is a director in McKinsey’s Shanghai office. The author of Capitalist China: Strategies for a Revolutionized Economy (Wiley 2003) and China’s Economic Opening to the Outside World (Praeger 1989), Jonathan has assisted leading local and multinational companies develop strategies and organizations for China for more than 15 years across a wide range of industries including chemicals, energy, steel, retailing, and health care among others. Fluent in Mandarin, Jonathan received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.

Andrea Jung was elected chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, Inc., in 2001. She joined Avon in 1994 as president, Product Marketing for Avon U.S., eventually serving as executive vice president of Global Marketing and New Business, then president, chief operating officer, and chief executive officer of the company. A director of General Electric, she is also a member of the Salomon Smith Barney International Advisory Board and a member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University and the NY Presbyterian Hospital Board. Andrea is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University.

Victor Chu is the chairman and chief executive officer of First Eastern Investment Group. Since 1982, he has practiced in the field of corporate, commercial and securities law, with a special emphasis on direct investment and investment management in China and Asia. His firm has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Bahrain. Victor recently played a leading role in a report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) on recommending a series of actions to reduce the obstacles in the creation of a good corporate governance environment in China to attract more foreign investment. He is a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and received his LLB (Hons) from University College, London.

Yibing Wu is a principal in McKinsey's Beijing office. He has served clients in China, across Asia-Pacific, and in the U.S. from a wide range of industries including high tech, telecom, health care, energy, and financial services. Before joining McKinsey, Yibing was a technology consultant at Harvard University where he received a Ph.D. He has a B.S. from the University of Science and Technology of China.