Mike Furst

My blogs

Industry	Education
Location	Beijing, China
Introduction	Mike has lived in China for almost 20 years & in Beijing for 15 years. He's still a New Yorker at heart, tho. He has been the Exec. Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (1998-2003), a prof. of business & economics at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies and a prof. & dean at the Beijing Int'l MBA Programs at Peking University's China Center for Economic Research. Mike has been an advisor to both the Chinese and U.S. governments on economics and trade policies and was a key participant in advising both on China's accession to the WTO. He currently is the Chairman of a Beijing-based company that invests in China's education sector, including schools for Chinese kids and is active in other parts of the Chinese education sector. He also serves on a number of corporate, educational and NGO boards. In the 1970's, Mike studied for two years with Peter Drucker. In the real world, Mike plays with his dogs (3 Siberian Huskies & a Labrador Retriever & and their dog, a Havanese), plots out visits to his 3 kids & 3 grandkids, takes photos and goes skiing. He lives in a traditional Chinese courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing.