Jihong Sanderson is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Chinese & American Strategic Cooperation at UC Berkeley, promoting high level (government and business leaders) cooperation between China and US. She is a faculty member at Haas School of Business, teaching the graduate course “MOT-Doing Business in China” and directs the UC Berkeley MOT/CRC China Fellowship Program since 2003.

Sanderson focuses her research on management of technology, innovation, IP and Globalization strategy in emerging market China. Sanderson is the author of “Next Step - the Path Options of Chinese Firms Going Global”, CITIC Publishing House, 2006; and the author of “Doing Business in China” (DK Essential Managers), Dorling Kindersley, Sept, 2008. In addition, Sanderson teaches at numerous high level government training programs as well as C-level executive training programs in China. Before teaching at UC Berkeley, Sanderson had more than 18 years successful professional experience working as an investment banker, a tech joint venture general manager, a conglomerate senior executive, and a management consultant both in China and in the US.

Currently, Sanderson is also a global strategic consultant and president of BCA Consulting, helping foreign investors and MNCs initiate and optimize their businesses in China, and helping Chinese firms go global.
She serves as an advisor for many companies and organizations both in China and the US. Sanderson also frequently speaks for well-known organizations, such as BOAO Forum for Asia, World Economic Forum, HYSTA, China Think Tank, China Logistics Forum, European House, etc.

MOT Course(s):

• MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY - DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA

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