Larry Wang
Founder and managing director of Zhishangwang / Managing Director, Wang & Li Asia Resources Author of Know The Game, Play The Game and How To Develop Yourself As a Future Executive, Today at Zhishangwang / Wang & Li Asia ResourcesLarry Wang ( @LarryWang王承伦) is the founder/managing director of the career & talent development training company, Zhishangwang, which provides Career & Leadership Development Training For Global-Caliber Professionals. He also founded Wang & Li Asia Resources, a leading recruitment firm (China’s 2008 Recruitment Firm of the Year) that places top, bilingual/international-caliber management talent into leading global companies in China.
For the past 20+ years, Mr. Wang has been dedicated to the hiring, development, and success of China’s professional talent market. His two books, Know The Game, Play The Game and How To Develop Yourself As a Future Executive, Today, provide practical insights and advice to Chinese professionals regarding what many need to improve in order to perform in higher-level roles in world-class companies. In particular, they place an emphasis on developing greater career sense and stronger soft skills.
Mr. Wang delivers his career development expertise and job market insights to top MBA programs, such as Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, CEIBS, etc., and his business insights on China’s management and human capital issues to media, such as CNN, CCTV, Business Week, CBN Weekly, Forbes, etc.
He has lived in Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, and now Shanghai for over 20 years. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.