Directors

Jin Huang has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in August 2000. Dr. Huang has over 15 years of academic and industry experience in Silicon Valley. Prior to founding Ambow, Dr. Huang was a founding engineer at Avant!, where she was responsible for product design and engineering management. Dr. Huang holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a master's degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China. From 1990 to 1993, Dr. Huang was doing research and completed her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley.

Xuejun Xie has served as our Vice President, Human Resources and Administration and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in August 2000. Prior to joining Ambow, Ms. Xie taught biology at Sichuan Normal University from July 1988 to October 1999. Ms. Xie holds a bachelor's degree in biology from East China Normal University.

Shasha Chang has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2010. Ms. Chang joined Wolters Kluwer, a global information services and publishing company, in June 2009 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wolters Kluwer China. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer,from September 2004 to June 2009, Ms. Chang worked with McGraw-Hill companies in several management functions, including Vice President, General Manager of McGraw-Hill China, and Country Manager of Standard & Poor’s China operations. Ms. Chang holds a bachelor’s degree from Guangdong Foreign Languages University and a master of arts degree from New York State University.

Mark Robert Harris has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2008. Since September 2006, Mr. Harris has served as a Senior Managing Director of Avenue Capital Management, a wealth management advisor. From April 2004 to September 2006, Mr. Harris served as Corporate Financial Controller of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, a provider of telecommunications services. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant in the United States. Mr. Harris holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California Polytechnic State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Lisa Lo has served as a member of our board of directors or the board of directors of Ambow Education Co., Ltd. since December 2005. Ms. Lo joined the CID Group, an Asian-based private equity firm in early 2004 and is currently a partner of the CID Group and Managing Director of CID Venture Management & Consulting (Beijing), Ltd. Ms. Lo holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University and an MBA from National Cheng-Chi University.

Daniel Phillips has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2007. Mr. Phillips joined Macquarie Bank, a provider of banking, financial, advisory and investment services, in 1989 and is currently an Executive Director of Macquarie Group Limited. Mr. Phillips qualifies as an Associate Chartered Accountant in Australia. Mr. Phillips holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education (Sydney).

Tao Sun has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2008. Since April 2008, Mr. Sun has served as a Director of Actis LLP, a private equity investor. From August 2006 to March 2008, Mr. Sun served as a Vice President of the Principal Credit Group at Merrill Lynch, an investment bank. From September 2005 to August 2006, he was an associate at McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm. Mr. Sun holds a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in statistics from Peking University and an MBA from INSEAD.