We welcome Joseph Ngai, Senior Partner and Chairman – Greater China, McKinsey and Company as College International Advisory Board Chairman.
Joe is a senior partner and chairman of McKinsey's offices in Greater China, which comprises 800 partners and consultants across Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Taipei.
Previously, Joe led McKinsey's Financial Services and Private Equity Practices in Greater China. He has led many large-scale transformation efforts for Chinese and multinational organisations and has advised senior management on topics such as strategy, M&A, and operational transformations.
Joe is frequently quoted in top-tier media outlets such as CNBC, the Financial Times and China Daily, as well as major local media. He is the author of numerous reports on China's financial institutions and is coauthor of Life Insurance in Asia: Sustaining Growth in the Next Decade (Wiley, September 2012), which offers a comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities facing insurers across Asia. Joe speaks frequently at major international forums on a range of topics including The Next China, financial services, leadership and management, and social enterprises.
He has been appointed to various government advisory committees, and he is also a board member of the Hong Kong Education Commission and the University Grants Council.
Joe is passionate about social enterprise and education. He is chairman of DiamondCab, an award-winning social enterprise that provides taxi services to people with physical disabilities; president of Phillips Exeter Academy Association of Hong Kong; a director of the Diocesan Boys' School Foundation; and a director and former president of the Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong.
Recognised for his influence, Joe was named one of the "2023 and 2024 Forbes China 100 Most Influential Chinese" and was honoured as one of the "2022 CEOs of the Year for Multinational Corporations in China" by Jiemian News. He is also appointed as a Justice of Peace by the Hong Kong Government.
The College International Advisory Board comprises luminaries from the business world and leading academics. CIAB acts as a steering force on internationalisation and helps CB gain external, expert inputs on its internationalisation drive, as well as offering strategic advice on the ways of strengthening the College's ties with local business.
The College of Business looks forward to working with Joe and benefitting from his wide-ranging experience in multiple business areas.
