Achieving The China Dream
Speakers
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C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Elizabeth Economy is the C.V. Starr senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her most recent book, with Michael Levi, is By All Means Necessary: How China's Resource Quest is Changing the World (Oxford University Press, 2014), and she is the award-winning author of The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future (Cornell University Press, 2nd edition, 2010). She has published widely on both Chinese foreign and domestic policy and is a frequent contributor to U.S. and international media on issues concerning China.
Dr. Economy is vice chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of China and serves on the board of the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development. She received her BA from Swarthmore College, her AM from Stanford University, and her PhD from the University of Michigan.
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Dean, Beijing Normal University China Philanthropy Research Institute
Dr. Wang Zhenyao came to the Beijing Normal University China Philanthropy Research Institute after over 20 years of experience working at the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA), most recently as the Director General of the Department of Social Welfare and Promotion of Charities. Dr. Wang is renowned for his strong support of philanthropic organizations and advocacy for public participation in charity. Dr. Wang is also a professor and doctoral advisor at Beijing Normal University, and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard and a doctorate from Peking University.
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A former screenwriter and independent filmmaker, Jenny Bowen founded Half the Sky (now OneSky for all children) in 1998 in order to give something back to China, her adopted daughters’ home country, and to the many orphaned children then languishing behind institutional walls. Under her leadership, OneSky has grown into a global NGO; its mission is to train communities and caregivers to provide nurturing care and early education that unlocks the potential in our world’s most vulnerable young children. OneSky now works in Mainland China, Vietnam, Mongolia, and Hong Kong.
Among other awards, Jenny has been honored with the Skoll Award, AmCham Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Nonprofit Leader of the Year, and the Purpose Prize. In 2021, she was selected as one of Forbes inaugural 50 Women over 50 who are leading the way in Impact. She is author of the memoir, Wish You Happy Forever: What China’s Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains, published by Harper Collins.
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Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, Chandler Foundation
Tim Hanstad is the Vice-Chair of the Chandler Foundation’s Board of Directors, where he served as CEO for five years. Prior to this, Tim co-founded and was the long-time CEO of Landesa, the world’s leading land-rights organization. He led its growth from a two-person team to a leading global NGO with more than 20 offices around the world. He launched Landesa’s programs in China, the former Soviet Union, and India, where he lived for many years and currently resides.
Tim is a Skoll Social Entrepreneur Awardee and a WEF Outstanding Social Entrepreneur. He has authored books and book chapters on economic and social development. He holds two law degrees from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University. He has completed certificate programs at Harvard. However, his greatest learning has come from spending time with those on the socioeconomic margins in more than 20 countries.
Tim is the proud spouse of Chitra and father to four adult children.
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Founder & Chair, Protect Our Care
Leslie is leading the effort to protect the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid in the U.S. Congress through his role as founder and chair of Protect our Care. He also serves as a senior advisor to Co-Impact and the Rockefeller Foundation. He served in the Obama Administration as Senior Counselor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for issues such as Ebola, Zika, the ACA, and nutrition policy. Previous roles include Executive Vice President and member of the management committee at Walmart Inc., where he led the development of initiatives in sustainability, food and nutrition, and women’s economic empowerment and the Walmart Foundation, global vice chairman of Edelman, a strategic communications firm, and senior capacities in six U.S. presidential campaigns. Leslie serves on the Board of the Environmental Defense Fund and Sunrun Inc., and is a member of the Yale University Council the Council on Foreign Relations.
