Nicole Zhou is an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company. She joined the firm in February 2010.

Nicole is a core leader in the McKinsey Greater China Financial Institutions Group Practice. She has advised many domestic and international clients on their growth strategy and transformation
journeys. Her areas of expertise include corporate banking, retail banking and wealth management, private banking, internet and digital innovation, organization and talent management.

Before joining the McKinsey, Nicole worked at HSBC investment banking, Moodys Financial Institutions Group, and AEON International.

Nicole has an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a BA from Fudan University.

Working as the Director of International Cooperation and Development at Fintech Lab of Tsinghua University, Ms. Ivy Gao is responsible for outreach, communications, planning and executing cooperation with fintech community, internationally. Prior to Fintech Lab, Ivy worked as the Director of Partnership Development at Commission for Strategic Partnerships in Tsinghua University. Before joining Tsinghua University, Ivy was in charge of communications, events and fundraising at a nonprofit organization in New York City.

Ivy holds master's degrees in public relations and communications from Syracuse University and Communication University of China, respectively.

J.P. Morgan’s Executive Director/Head of International Government Relations for China, as well as a member of the bank’s China Executive Committee and Global Regulatory Policy Executive Committee.

Prior to J.P. Morgan, he worked for Standard Chartered Bank for many years. As Director and Head of Public Affairs, he was one of the key contributors to the bank’s China strategy and government collaboration projects.

He received two bachelors (LLB & BA) from Peking University (1986), and also holds an MA in management from City University London (1995). He is currently chairman of the Financial Services Forum, AmCham-China.