Professor of Practice and Director of the Institute of Policy and Practice at Shenzhen Finance Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Chairman of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance, Director and Vice President of Shenzhen Academy of Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Cooperation and Innovation, Member of the expert groups for the Shenzhen and Hengqin governments, Member of the Academic Committee of International Monetary Institute (IMI) of the Renmin University of China, and Editor-in-Chief of Hong Kong International Finance Review.

Xiao received B.S. in System Sciences and Management Sciences from the University of Science and Technology of China and MA and PhD in Economics from University of California at Los Angeles. His research and practice have focused on China’s economic reform and opening, covering macroeconomics, international finance, capital market, enterprise reform and productivity, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, and the U.S.-China relations. He contributes to a monthly column at Project Syndicate since 2012 (https://www.project-syndicate.org/columnist/xiao-geng).

Xiao held positions in key academic, policy, regulatory, and business institutions, including professor at Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) and University of Hong Kong, Vice President of Fung Global Institute, Director of Columbia University Global Center in Beijing, founding Director of Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy, Senior Fellow of Brookings Institution, Head of Research and Advisor to the Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Vice President of Chinese Economists Society (USA), Visiting Scholar and Faculty Associate at Harvard Institute for International Development, Consultant of the World Bank and UNDP. Professor Xiao has also been independent director or supervisor for many financial institutions and corporations.