Specialization Areas:

Business strategies.
Multinationals.
Geo-political-economic development and globalisation.
International relations.

Conferences and Workshops:

Languages Spoken:

English
Chinese

Highly experienced business strategist (15 year experience in China and US).

Leading investment and management consultant.

Worked for Leading multinationals and banks such as Lazard, Prudential Securities, and State Street Bank.

Wide range dealings in venture capital, M&A, joint venture, business restructuring and expansions with a China focus.

Advised both international multinationals and Chinese companies as well as government institutions.

Informal Advisor to numerous media organizations such as Wall Street Journal, Far East Economic Review, Euromoney and Asia Venture Capital Journal.

Current advisor to several investment companies.

Work widely reported by media.

Mr. Gu is based in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong.

Books and Papers

China Beyond Deng: Reform in PRC (McFarland, 1991)

Education

Undergrad, Nanjing University

Degree, University of Michigan

Ph.D. Program, Vanderbilt University

MS (Physics), MS (Mathematics) and Ph.D. (Mathematics)

Previously in 1980s a mathematics professor at University of North Texas and Bowling Green State University

Currently, guest professor at several leading business schools in China.

Other Information

A busy public lecturer on global economic and business issues.

In the past five years, more than 50 lectures given at universities, companies and institutions.

Cover more than 20 different topics on political economy, business and management, international relations, and globalization.

Guest professor at half dozen universities.

CEO class trainer.

He is a columnist for http://www.gurusonline.tv