Professionals
Board of Directors
Robert Schechter has, since 1981, provided public and investor relations services to NYSE, AMEX and NASD corporations. Initial clients were portfolio companies of top ranked LBO firm Charterhouse Group International. As Senior Associate at one of the nation’s largest investor relations agencies and as President of a boutique corporate communications firm he has helped to raise over $800 million. Robert’s early career was in consumer product management for Standard Brands, Inc. and Hanes Corporation; responsibilities included the national roll out of a new food brand. He has also served on the Boards of corporations and not-for-profit organizations. He earned an MBA in Marketing from the University of Connecticut. |
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Jay Walder worked for Standard and Poors for more than 20 years as Sales Executive and Senior Regional Manager. Over the years he received numerous company awards and accolades from his clients. He is a skilled communicator with expertise in running proprietary software demos, negotiating, business relationship development, trade shows, and research tools. He has a strong background in financial services, publishing, and on-line media. He is a developer of strong networks vital to sustaining consistent sales. Since 1991 he has invested in the US real estate market and now he is a specialist in this field. He graduated from State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1984. |
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Lijie Zhu is the Managing Director of Dragon Gate Investment Partners. She is also Vice Director of The Council at China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Board member of Asian Financial Society (AFS), Founder of CORP Online Company, and Partner of BRICS Connect Inc. Ms. Zhu has more than 10 years experience in the financial and media industry in America, Europe and Asia. She had broad working experience as the Chief Financial Officer for a US listed Chinese company, a credit analyst for Rogge Global Partners in London, and a financial analyst for Aufhauser Securities in New York. She also worked as a business reporter for several Chinese media including China Center Television (CCTV) and China News Agency. Currently, she leads a Career Program Friday Career Coffee™ for the New York Society of Securities Analysts (NYSSA). She graduated with a MBA and a MS degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a BA degree in Journalism and a Law Degree from Lanzhou University in China. Lijie Zhu was honored as one of the 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business 2011 by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC). |
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Advisory Board
Donald Shaw, PhD
Dr. Donald Shaw has worked for investment banks on Wall Street for ten years. He started his professional investment career in joining Deutsche Bank as Senior Research Analyst. He then worked for Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Paradigm Asset Management as Senior Consultant and Investment Strategist. Besides his extensive knowledge in investment practice, Dr. Shaw also has excellent academic accomplishments. After he obtained his PhD degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, he joined the faculty of Purdue University as an Assistant Professor, and then became an Associate Professor at Columbia University. Dr. Shaw has published 18 academic articles in the fields of financial engineering and investment research.
Yi Wang, PhD
Dr. Wang is a world famous scientist in developing MRI methods for cardiovascular diseases, but his physics background also shares a bond in business. In the past five years, he was engaged in providing advice to businesses and other organizations on scientific and technical issues. He was a member of the Cornell faculty during 1997-2001, Director of Cardiovascular MRI at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center during 2001-2004, and has rejoined Cornell as Faculty Distinguished Professor in Radiology in 2004. He also serves as a lectural professor at Peking University and South East Normal University. He obtained his PhD in Medical Physics from University of Wisconsin and BS in Nuclear Physics from Fudan University.
Xurong Chen, PhD
Dr. Chen has built up extensive experience in the high technology industry and international trading business in the past 10 years. He was also honored as one of Top 100 Outstanding Scholars of the Nation by the Institute of Chinese Academy. As a project executive, Dr. Chen has led many national research programs in the US and China. He has published more than 250 papers in the top academic journals. Dr. Chen obtained his PhD from University of South Carolina, and BS degree from Lanzhou University.
Gary Jiang
Mr. Jiang brings a combined 15 years professional consulting experience in Strategic Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Project Management, Marketing, Business Operation, Information System Management, Financial Analysis, and Business Intelligence for U.S. Federal Government agency as the Security and Exchange Commission, the World Bank and Fortune 500 companies including MCI/Worldcom, Sprint/Nextel, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Mr. Jiang holds an M.S. degree from the Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University.
Finance Committee
- Helps the Board oversee the Company's accounting and reporting practices.
- Recommends independent public auditor for appointment by the Board and reviews its performance.
- Monitors adequacy of internal accounting practices, procedures and controls.
- Reviews the Company's financial reporting process and disclosure procedures.
- Helps the Board oversee the Company's legal compliance programs.
Compensation Committee
- Establishes the compensation philosophy and approves the annual compensation and long-term incentives for the Company's directors and executive officers.
- Reviews the policies of the non-Board Management Compensation Committee with respect to management compensation, perquisites and other compensation policies for non-executive employees.
- Advises and makes recommendations to the Board on these issues as appropriate.
Technical Advisory Committee
- Helps the Board with scientific matters impacting clients' business, including monitoring the strategy and effectiveness of the Company's research and development organization.
- Oversees major business development activities related to the acquisition of new technology.
- Identifies and understands significant new science and technology policy issues and trends.