Cho-Fai Yao

Cho-Fai Yao is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Ltd. since 2015.
Holds the position of Vice Chairman at Shanghai Federation Of Industry & Commerce, The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai Youth Federation, Shanghai Chinese Overseas Friendship Association, and Youth Federation of State-Owned Enterprises.
Serves as Deputy Chairman-Council at Hong Kong Baptist University, Council Chairman at Lingnan University of Hong Kong, Chairman at Hong Kong-Shanghai Economic Development Association Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Kader Holdings Co. Ltd. since 2004 and China Railway Signal & Communication Corp.
Ltd. since 2022.
Holds director roles at Fudan University, Shanghai Fudan University since 2011, and China COSCO Shipping Corp., Ltd. Former roles include Non-Executive Director at North Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd. from 2008 to 2011, Independent Non-Executive Director at Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities (Group) Co., Ltd. from 2015 to 2020, Independent Non-Executive Director at Goldstone Capital Group Ltd. from 2004 to 2009, Director at Spring Capital Asia Ltd., Member at The University of Hong Kong, and Member at Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1992.