Speaker profile

James McGregor is an American author, journalist and businessman who has lived in China for more than 20 years. He is a senior counselor for APCO Worldwide and a member of the firm’s international advisory council. He is also senior China advisor for Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive leadership organization. He is the author of the book One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China ( http://www.onebillioncustomers.com/ ) (Simon & Schuster, 2005).

From 1987 to 1990 McGregor served as The Wall Street Journal’s bureau chief in Taiwan, and from 1990 to 1994 as the paper’s bureau chief in Mainland China. From 1994 to 2000, McGregor was chief executive of Dow Jones & Company in China. After leaving Dow Jones, McGregor was China managing partner for GIV Venture Partners, a $140 million venture capital fund specializing in the Chinese Internet and technology outsourcing.

In 1996, McGregor was elected as chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. He also served for a decade as a governor of that organization. In 2005, McGregor published the book “One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China.” The book has been published in seven languages.

McGregor is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, National Committee on US-China Relations and International Council of the Asia Society. He serves on a variety of China-related advisory boards. He and his family live in Beijing.