As the Head of Research for the north China region, Steven leads a team of analysts that covers the office, retail, residential and industrial property markets in six major north China markets. In addition, he serves as the lead analyst for the retail property sector across China. Steven monitors and comments on shopping centre supply, demand and performance trends across 30 major cities. He also leads site selection studies for large international retailers expanding in the China market. Steven's work also appears in research publications, such as the Property Digest, detailed quarterly presentations as well as the Real Estate Intelligence Service, an institutional data subscription service. He also undertakes market studies and competition analysis consultancy projects on behalf of developers and investors to help plan their real estate strategies for the China market.

Steven joined Jones Lang LaSalle research in Shanghai in 2006 and spent several years focusing on the Shanghai and east China office markets. Prior to joining the real estate industry, he worked in market research, serving diversified industries, including scientific equipment, food and biotechnology.

He Holds Masters in Pacific International Affairs, international management concentration
University of California, San Diego and Bachelor in Management Science, Information Systems, and International Business, Pennsylvania State University at University Park