About Governance Solutions Group (GSG)

Management Team

Dr. Dequan Wang

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Wang is a leading expert in ESG investment and sustainable development. Before founding GSG, he served as Managing Partner for Greater China at Simmons & Simmons, advising major institutions including the National Social Security Fund, China Development Bank, and PICC. Earlier in his career, he worked in venture capital in Silicon Valley and held senior roles in multinational corporations.

He is a founding member of the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) and one of China’s top ESG experts. Dr. Wang serves as:

• Expert member, AMAC Green and Sustainable Investment Committee

• ESG Committee Member, China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO)

• Vice Chair, HKCAMA Sustainable Investment Committee

• Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Directors

• Research Fellow, Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research

He holds a BA from Peking University, an LLM from Harvard Law School, and a JSD in Financial Law from Stanford University.

Mimi CHIU

Chief Financial Officer & Head of Hong Kong Office

Ms. CHIU brings over 15 years of corporate finance experience across Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

She began her career in investment banking at Jardine Fleming and JPMorgan, before joining KPMG Corporate Finance in Hong Kong in 2003, where she later led the Beijing corporate finance practice. She has advised clients across retail, energy, finance, agriculture, TMT, and industrial sectors. She also supported private equity investors on multiple transactions.

Ms. CHIU holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Imperial College London.

Yong Li

Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Li graduated from Peking University with a degree in software engineering.

He spent 13 years at Sun/Oracle as Senior Engineer, Architect, and Chief Architect. He later served as CTO, R&D Director, and Architect at two startups, actively contributing to core development work with a focus on scalable, cost-efficient system architecture.

Before joining GSG, he was Lead Architect at a major ERP company, overseeing the architecture of large-scale business-finance integrated platforms. He is the founder of several open-source projects—including AutoPager, TeeDic, and Crossany—with a global user base exceeding one million, and has contributed to major open-source projects such as OpenOffice, Firefox, and QEMU.

David LIU

Vice President, Data Business

Mr. Liu has more than 20 years of expertise in financial data and investment research.

Prior to GSG, he spent 18 years at Morningstar, where he served as General Manager of Morningstar China Data Development Center and Head of Global Fund Data for China. He led teams that built Morningstar’s global research platforms and data solutions, serving thousands of institutions worldwide—including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, Microsoft, and FINRA.

He helped scale Morningstar’s China data center to over 300 staff and deliver industry-leading products with superior quality and speed.

Mr. Liu holds a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona and is a CFA charterholder.

Junfeng Zhao

Director, Climate Change Department

Mr. Zhao leads GSG’s climate consulting, data solutions, and software product development.

He has delivered comprehensive net-zero planning, climate-risk assessments, ESG indicator system design, and carbon accounting services for leading corporations such as China Mobile, China Telecom, Huawei, Yum China, L’Oréal, BMW Brilliance, Starbucks, and China Asset Management.

His experience includes:

• Delivering TCFD training for China–UK financial institution working groups

• Providing public climate-disclosure training to hundreds of Chinese companies

• Facilitating climate-related engagement between foreign investors and Chinese listed companies

He previously worked at CECEP Consulting and CDP China, and holds a degree from the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at Tsinghua University. Mr. Zhao has advised the People’s Bank of China, CSRC Financial Research Institute, and Ministry of Ecology and Environment’s planning division on multiple climate-risk and disclosure studies. He is also a member of the CDSB climate accounting standards working group and an industry mentor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s China-UK Low Carbon College.

Donna ZHOU

Director, ESG & Sustainable Supply Chain

Ms. Zhou oversees GSG’s ESG, sustainable supply-chain, and green finance advisory and digital-solution offerings.

She brings nearly two decades of hands-on experience in ESG, EHS, supply chain management, sustainable finance, labor and human rights, and corporate responsibility, having managed or executed more than 600 ESG and sustainability projects.

She previously held senior roles at ERM, PwC, and SGS, and holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Tongji University.

Her professional credentials include:

• UN Senior ESG Strategy Advisor

• UN Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy Advisor

• World Bank Green Building Consultant

• EcoVadis Certified Trainer

• GIFP Registered Green Finance Analyst

• National Registered Consulting Engineer, Registered Safety Engineer

• Certified Carbon Trader (Shanghai), Certified Carbon Asset Manager (Beijing Exchange), SA8000 Auditor

Expert Consultants

Bruno E. Raschle

Director

Mr. Raschle is Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Schroders and founder and former CEO of Adveq (now part of Schroders Capital).

He is a leading figure in global fund-of-funds and venture capital management, with extensive experience guiding startups, transformations, and rapid-growth companies.He has invested in dozens of Chinese funds and sits on the boards of multiple early-stage companies.

He holds Master’s degrees from ETH Zurich (Architecture) and Stanford University (Industrial Engineering), and completed Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.

Dr. Shuguang Li

Advisor

Dr. Li is a globally recognized expert in corporate law.

He is a Professor at China University of Political Science and Law and Director of its Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Research Center.He served as a member of the CSRC Main Board IPO Review Committee (13th–15th sessions) and advisor to the Supreme People’s Court for its judicial interpretations on bankruptcy.

Dr. Li holds LLB, LLM, and PhD degrees in law from China University of Political Science and Law, and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School.

Dr. Xian Wang

Board Member

Dr. Wang is a Research Fellow at Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Financial Research. Previously, she was Deputy Director-General of the CSRC Market Supervision Department, overseeing securities trading regulation and systemic-risk monitoring. She earlier worked at the People’s Bank of China supervising foreign financial institutions.

Dr. Wnag holds a PhD in Economics from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, an MA from Tsinghua University, and a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She has been a visiting scholar at both the UK FIST and Harvard Kennedy School.

Rudolf Bekink

Board Member

Mr. Bekink is a distinguished Dutch diplomat and former Ambassador of the Netherlands to China and the United States.

His foreign-service career spans Africa, Asia, and North America, including ambassadorships in Stockholm, Brussels, Beijing (2008–2012), and Washington, D.C. (2012–2015).

His deep involvement in shaping the Netherlands’ political and economic relations with China and the U.S. gives him valuable global perspective.

Mark D. Schroeder

Advisor

Mr. Schroeder is a certified fraud examiner and a former senior management member at GSG during its early years.

He previously led Deloitte’s legal management consulting practice in Asia-Pacific, focusing on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and reg-tech solutions.

He holds an LLM from Northwestern University and a Doctor of Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is fluent in Mandarin.

Bixuan Wu

Advisor

Mr. Wu is an expert on EU carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAM).

He conducts research at the intersection of climate policy and international trade, advising organizations such as the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Development Research Center of the State Council, and World Resources Institute.

He holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University and is licensed in China and New York State.

Zhongyu Zhang

Advisor

Mr. Zhang is the founder of Rongsu Data Technology and former VP of Private Fund Ranking, General Manager at Wind Information, and Director of Data Technology at Morningstar.

He has more than 20 years of experience in financial data, fund research, and wealth management. He holds a Physics degree from USTC, a Computer Science Master’s degree from DePaul University, and is a CFA charterholder.

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