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Sophia is a director in the Shanghai office with Advention Business Partners, a French-headquartered strategy consulting firm. In this capacity, she has developed expertise in serving a range of Western multinational clients in establishing and growing their operations in China, as well as Chinese clients investing abroad, particularly in Europe. In addition to directly assisting European firms, her work has also spanned to advising Chinese companies in the industry with their businesses abroad, following the trend of the “One Belt One Road” policy, as well advising private equity firms on their potential investments in this field. Through her work, she has built a good understanding on the needs of domestic companies and MNCs in China, including an awareness of the challenges they face and strategies for overcoming these.

Prior to joining Advention in 2015, she worked in real estate development business for years, undertaking a wide range of roles that has afforded her genuine exposure to the inner workings of China’s construction industry.

Sophia is also a certified New York lawyer. She received her education in both China and the U.S., and hold an LLM degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.