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Joan Xu
Outgoing Curator at Beijing II HubJoan Xu is a screenwriter based in Beijing, driven by a love of great stories as well as a belief in the importance of popular culture in shaping societal values. She aims to create movies that can represent modern China to global audiences.
Ms. Xu most frequently works in the action adventure genre on China-Hollywood co-productions. Her work includes a Chinese show, “The Circle,” and a feature film, “Dark Heavens.”
Ms. Xu has work experience in finance, tech, and consulting, as well as extensive youth leadership experience. She is a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum and was a speaker at the 2016 Annual Meeting at Davos. She was also a member of the Club of Rome’s Change Course delegation of young global leaders concerned with global governance in 2012.
Ms. Xu holds a BA in Government and Economics from Harvard University and an MA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Chicago.