Edward Tse Keynote Speaker

China’s leading global strategy consultant
Founder & CEO of Gao Feng Advisory Company
Author of The China Strategy (2010) and China’s Disruptors (2015)

Edward Tse's Biography

Dr. Edward Tse is Founder & CEO of Gao Feng Advisory Company, a global strategy and management consulting firm with roots in China. He formerly led the China business of the Boston Consulting Group and Booz Allen Hamilton/Booz & Company for a period of 20 years.

Widely called, “China’s leading global strategy consultant” and “China’s management guru”, Edward also has received such accolades as “Edward Tse is to Chinese corporate strategy what Kenichi Ohmae was to Japanese corporate strategy.”

A leader of the team who set up and led China’s first government-authorized office (in Shanghai) among all international strategy consulting firms in the early 1990s, Dr. Tse specializes in the definition and implementation of business strategy, organizational effectiveness, and corporate transformation across various industries, as well as cross-cultural partnerships and mergers & acquisitions. He has assisted hundreds of companies – headquartered both within and outside China – on all aspects of business related to China and its integration with the rest of the world.

Edward also consults to public sector organizations such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the Chinese Government on issues related to policies, state-owned enterprise reform and competitiveness. He is/was external board members for several large Chinese national enterprises, a special policy advisor of the Shanghai Municipal Government and a member for Hong Kong SAR Government’s Commission for Strategic Development. He is also the author of over 200 articles and four books including the award-winning The China Strategy (Basic Books, 2010) and China’s Disruptors (Portfolio, 2015).

China's Economy and Global Business Strategy

The Future of China and the Global Economy

Business Strategy in China and Asia

Corporate Transformation and Organisational Change

Cross-Border Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions

Innovation, Competitiveness and Global Growth

He helps leaders and organisations develop winning strategies for success in China and across Asia, equipping businesses with practical insights into growth, transformation and navigating one of the world’s most influential markets.
He translates decades of experience advising multinational corporations, Chinese enterprises and governments into actionable strategies for corporate transformation, cross-border partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and long-term competitiveness.
He combines world-class consulting expertise with deep knowledge of China’s economic evolution, offering a unique perspective shaped by leadership roles at Gao Feng Advisory Company, Boston Consulting Group and Booz Allen Hamilton.
As Founder and CEO of Gao Feng Advisory Company and one of China’s most respected strategy advisers, he has advised hundreds of organisations, worked with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Chinese Government, and authored influential books including The China Strategy and China’s Disruptors.
His insightful keynotes equip audiences with practical frameworks to understand China’s evolving business landscape, navigate global economic change and build successful strategies in an increasingly interconnected world.