Ms. Liang Hong joined China International Capital Corporation (CICC) in 2008. She currently serves as the Head of Research Department, and member of the Management Committee of the firm. Before that, Ms. Liang served as the head of Capital Markets Department during 2008-2010, co-head of Sales and Trading Department during 2011-2013. She is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Ms. Liang obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University in 1998, and her Bachelor Degree in International Relations from Peking University in 1991. She joined CICC  from Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. where she served as the Managing Director, and the chief China economist & Co-head of Asian Pacific Economic Research during 2003 – 2008. Before that, she worked at the International Monetary Fund as an economist from 1998 to 2003. She has published widely in both academic as well as leading business journals on exchange rate issues and the Chinese economy.