Our Team
World-Class Advisors Committed to Your Success
Our Philosophy
We believe that great advisory combines deep expertise with genuine partnership. Our team brings decades of experience from top consulting firms, investment banks, and industry leaders. But beyond credentials, we share a commitment to understanding your unique challenges and delivering actionable insights that drive real results.
Generalists
Our core team of generalist partners brings decades of experience from top consulting firms, investment banks, and industry leaders. They lead engagements and provide comprehensive strategic advisory across multiple domains.
Thomas Hong
Managing Partner
Thomas leads our strategic consulting practice and has advised Fortune 500 companies on transformative initiatives.
Background: Former leading internet company senior executive, Former Leading Consulting Firm Partner, 20+ years experience
Education: EMBA, INSEAD & Tsinghua University
Yang Shu
Senior Partner
With 30+ years in HR, Shu has designed organizational strategies for leading high-tech and online retail companies, built talent teams, and recruited over 20,000 senior professionals.
Background: Former publicly listed high-tech company CHRO , former Alibaba Group recruitment head, 30 years experience in the human resources industry
Education: DBA, UBI; MS Software Engineer, ITU US
Andy Wang
Partner
Andy Wang brings 10+ years of expertise in equity investment and financial advisory, having executed 30+ projects with strong exit returns.
Background: Former ATM Capital VP, Former Belle Invest Director
Education: B.S. in Economics, UT Austin
Specialists
In addition to our core team, we maintain a network of specialist advisors from various industries including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, consumer goods, and financial services. These industry veterans bring deep domain expertise and practical operational experience to complement our generalist capabilities.
Bashir Modanov
Senior Global Expansion Advisor
Mr. Bashir, a Kazakhstani national with 15+ years in China, is quadrilingual (Chinese, Russian, Arabic, English) and a seasoned cross-border strategist. He drives China-Arab and China-Central Asia partnerships across new energy, advanced manufacturing, digital economy, and logistics.
Background: Former Senior Economic Affairs Advisor, UAE Government
Education: M.A. in Economics, BJTU