John L. Fugh -- Chairman of the Committee of 100

John L. Fugh is the Chairman of the Committee of 100. He was The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, retiring from the position in 1993 after 33 years of service. He was the first Chinese-American to attain general officer status in the U.S. Army. As The Judge Advocate General, Fugh was legal advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army. After retiring from the Army, Fugh joined as a partner at the law firm of McGuire, Woods, Battle & Booth in Washington, D.C. He later spent five years serving as Chief Representative for several U.S. companies in Beijing.

Wei Christianson -- CEO and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley China

Wei Christianson is CEO and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley China. Prior to this position, she was Managing Director and Chairman for Citigroup Global Markets (Asia) Ltd. She was previously Managing Director, Country Manager – China, and Head of China Investment Banking, Credit Suisse First Boston. Before joining CSFB in 2002, she was an Executive Director of the Resources, Power and Transportation Group and the Beijing Chief Representative at Morgan Stanley where she had worked since 1998.

Gao Xiqing -- President and Vice Chairman of the China Investment Corporation

Gao Xiqing is President and Vice Chairman of the China Investment Corporation. He was Vice Chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund of China since 2003, and he was Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission before that. He was instrumental in the establishment of Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. From 1997 to 1999, Gao was Vice Chairman and CEO of BOC International. He currently holds adjunct professor positions in both China and the U.S.

Stephen S. Roach -- Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia

Stephen S. Roach is Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, serving as the Firm’s senior representative to clients, governments, and regulators across the region. During his 25-year career as an economist at Morgan Stanley, Roach was widely recognized as one of Wall Street’s most influential leaders. His recent research has focused on globalization, the emergence of China and India, and the capital market implications of global imbalances. He has long advised governments and policy makers around the world and frequently presents expert testimony to the US Congress.

Joseph Kahn -- Bejing-based correspondent and chief of the New York Times’ China

Joseph Kahn became a Bejing-based correspondent and chief of the New York Times’ China bureau in 2002. Prior to that he was stationed in Shanghai. In 2006, Kahn and his colleague won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for their series of stories about China’s legal system. He previously covered international economics and trade as a reporter in the Washington Bureau. Before joining the New York Times in 1998, Kahn was a China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and also worked for the Dallas Morning News.

John L. Thornton -- Professor and Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University

John L. Thornton is Professor and Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Thornton retired in 2003 as President of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and as a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Thornton is a Director of the Ford Motor Company, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Intel, News Corporation and China Netcom Group Corporation. He is also Chairman of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Feng Deng -- Co-Founder and Managing Director of Northern Light Venture Capital

Feng Deng, named Co-Founder and Managing Director of Northern Light Venture Capital in 2005, has more than 15 years of technical and managerial experience in the computer, communication and data networking industries. Deng was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2002 and the Innovator of the Year award in 2003. Feng serves on the Board of Directors of Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association (HYSTA), and is a board member of the Tsinghua University Foundation.

Kai-Fu Lee -- Vice President of Google, Inc. and President of Google Greater China

Kai-Fu Lee is Vice President of Google, Inc. and President of Google Greater China. Before joining Google in 2005, he was a Corporate Vice President for Microsoft and was the founder of Microsoft Research Asia. From 1996 to 1998, Lee was the President of Cosmo Software, a subsidiary of Silicon Graphics (SGI). Lee also spent six years at Apple. From 1988 to 1990, he was an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Pony Ma -- Chairman of the Board and CEO of Tencent Holdings Limited

Pony Ma is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Tencent Holdings Limited, a member of the 10th National Youth Federation Committee and also a member of the National People’s Congress of Shenzhen City. Under his leadership, Tencent has grown into one of the most influential and innovative Internet companies in China. Ma’s achievements have been recognized by a number of organizations, and he has received a number of awards for his contributions to the Internet community.

Ya-Qin Zhang -- Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Corporation, and Chairman of Microsoft China Research and Development Group

Ya-Qin Zhang is Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Corporation, and Chairman of Microsoft China Research and Development Group. Previously, he was the Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia. From 1994 to 1999, he was the Director of Multimedia Technology Laboratory at Sarnoff Corporation. He was with GTE (now Verizon) Corporation from 1989 to 1994. He has published over 300 papers in leading conferences and journals. He has been granted over 50 U.S. patents in digital video, Internet, multimedia, wireless and satellite communications.