Michael Hart is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China based in Beijing. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in Asia, including nineteen years in mainland China.

As President, Michael oversees all advocacy, programs, partnerships, and insights provided by the Chamber to support the business growth of nearly 900 foreign corporations operating in China, including most of the U.S. Fortune 500. The chamber’s advocacy includes the impressive American Business in China White Paper and Business Climate Survey each published annually as well as numerous interactions with both the US and Chinese governments on behalf of our members.

Prior to joining AmCham China, Michael spent most of his career in commercial real estate in Taipei, Shanghai and Tianjin including almost 20 years for a NYSE listed property services firm. He started in the research division briefing real estate owners, occupiers and investors on transactions and macro trends, he then opened, built, and led a branch office for the company in one of China’s largest Tier 1.5 cities for over a decade. Following this, Michael opened a private consulting and investment firm that among other projects invested in quick service restaurants.

In addition to this work, Michael was a long-term AmCham member and served on the Tianjin chapter’s Executive Committee for nearly 15 years including several terms as the local Chairman.

Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on finance and banking from the University of Missouri-Columbia in the U.S. He is a fluent speaker of mandarin Chinese. Michael was born and raised near Kansas City, Missouri.

Claire Ma joined AmCham China in September 2021 and is currently the Vice President. She leads the Member Services and Government Affairs & Policy teams and oversees the Chamber’s Cooperation Programs and Signature Events.

Before joining AmCham China, Claire worked in the Chinese Government and in
multinational companies in the education and information communication industries. She
led teams in strategic planning, marketing, sales and government relations. She holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Peking University and a Master’s degree in
Business Administration from Yale University.

Lawrence Lou, Supply Chain Project Director in Cummins China, focus on leading I4.0 program implementation across Cummins China manufacturing sites and leading IIOT & Data Analytics Domain mainly focus on IOT, Data Governance and Advanced Analytics. Prior this position, Lawrence was in East Asia DBU as Supply Chain leader for 10 years mainly focus on supply chain operation in distribution business covered planning & logistics, and 3 years as MBB and Quality leader.

Anna E is the Director for Public Affairs of Mars China. She plays a key role in Mars’ efforts to build and grow strategic partnerships with key public stakeholders at both central and local levels, conduct policy advocacy in key categories Mars operates in, formulate public policy strategies, and protect and promote Mars’ corporate reputation.

Anna joined Mars in 2004 as a General Management Trainee. She has worked across different aspects of the business before taking up the Public Affairs role.