Yichen ZHANG is the Chairman and CEO of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited. He founded CITIC Capital in 2002 and has led all phases of the firm’s development since then. Under his leadership, CITIC Capital has led a number of landmark deals, investing in some of China’s leading companies, and concurrently serving as the Board Chairman of McDonald's China, Harbin Pharmaceutical, and Universal Medical. He also sits on the boards of Sina Corporation, AsiaInfo, SF Express, the Russia-China Investment Fund, and Cityneon. Mr. Zhang is also a leader in political, economic and social communities. He is a member National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a board member of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Executive Committee member and former chairman of the China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA), among other positions. Mr. Zhang holds a degree in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.