Professor Xiao received B.S. in System Sciences and Management Sciences from the University of Science and Technology of China and MA and PhD in Economics from University of California at Los Angeles.

Geng XIAO is Professor of Practice in Economics and Associate Dean (International Cooperation) of the School of Public Policy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is also a member of the Expert Group of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, a member of Expert Group of the Shenzhen Government, a member of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Council on Financial Sector Cooperation, Director and Vice-President of the Shenzhen Academy for Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Cooperation and Innovation, Chairman of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance, Editor-in-Chief of the Hong Kong International Finance Review.

Xiao received a B.S. in System Sciences and Management Sciences from the University of Science and Technology of China and MA and PhD in Economics from University of California at Los Angeles.

Professor Xiao’s research and practice have focused on China’s economic reform and opening, covering macroeconomics, international finance, capital market, enterprise reform and productivity, urban development, and U.S.-China relations.

Over last few decades Professor Xiao has held positions in key academic, policy, regulatory, and business institutions, including Professor of Practice and Director of the Institute of Policy and Practice at the Shenzhen Finance Institute of CUHK-Shenzhen, Professor of Practice in Finance at Peking University HSBC Business School, Professor of Practice in Finance and Public Policy at the University of Hong Kong, Vice President of Fung Global Institute, Director of the Columbia University Global Center Beijing, founding Director of Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy, Senior Fellow of Brookings Institution, Head of Research and Advisor to the Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Vice President of Chinese Economists Society (USA), Visiting Scholar and Faculty Associate at Harvard Institute for International Development, Consultant of the World Bank and UNDP. Professor Xiao has also been independent director or supervisor for Midea Group, Qingdao Beer, Biokin Pharma, HSBC China, UBS China, Genesis Emerging Market Fund, Shenzhen Development Bank (now Pingan Bank), and Bank of Jinzhou.
 

• Chinese books 

1.《人民币变局：汇率与国际化路径》，与潘英丽合编，中信出版社，2017。

2.《中国未来：佛山模式》，与张燕生等合著，中信出版社，2017。

3.《政府与市场：中国经验》，与张燕生合著，中信出版社，2017。

4.《国际金融论坛中国报告2015》，与王燕等合编，国际金融论坛及英国中央银行杂志社，2015。

5.《中国经济的现代化：制度变革与结构转型》，译林出版社，2012。

6.《产权与中国的经济改革》，中国社会科学出版社，1997。 

• Journal Articles 

1. Matthew Harrison, Wendy Hong, Shirley Lan, and Geng Xiao. The Promise of China’s free trade zones – the case of Hainan. Asian Education and Development Studies, Special Issue on Greater China (published online on 16 October 2019), Vol. 9, No. 3, July 2020.

2. Matthew Harrison and Geng Xiao. Linking the Hong Kong Dollar to the SDR: An Increasingly Attractive Option. The China Review, 33-54, Vol. 19, No. 4, November 2019. 

3. Matthew Harrison and Geng Xiao. China and Special Drawing Rights – Towards a Better International Monetary System. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 60-75, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2019. 

4. Matthew Harrison and Geng Xiao. Enhanced Special Drawing Rights: How China Could Contribute to a Reformed International Monetary Architecture. China & World Economy, 41-61, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2018.

5. Understanding China's High Investment Rate and FDI Levels: A Comparative Analysis of the Return to Capital in China, the United States, and Japan. Co-authored with Wenkai Sun and Xiuke Yang. Journal of International Commerce and Economics (published by the US International Trade Commission), Volume 3, Issue 1, 2011.

6. The impact of environmental constraint on China's industrial productivity growth: An empirical study based on an directional environmental production, co-authored with Zhengge Tu, China Economist (published by Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), No. 2, 2010.

7. Development in North East People’s Republic of China: an analysis of enterprise performance: 1995-2002. Co-authored with John Weiss, China Economic Review (USA), Volume 18, Issue 2, 2007.

8. China’s Exchange Rate and Monetary Policies: Structural and Institutional Constraints and Reform Options. Asian Economic Papers (USA, MIT Press), page 31-49, 7:3, 2008.

9. Non-Performing Debts in Chinese Enterprises: Patterns, Causes, and Implications for Banking Reform. Asian Economic Papers (USA, MIT Press), page 61-113, 4:3, 2006.

10. Quality of Market and the Case for More Effective Delisting Mechanism. Coauthored with L. Li, D. Lai, K. Lau, and Y. Yan. Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Bulletin (HK), Issue No. 48, pp. 21-32, summer, 2002. 

11. The liquidity of Hong Kong stocks: statistical patterns and implications. Co-authored with Y. Yan. Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Bulletin (HK), Issue No. 46, pp. 1-15, winter, 2001. 

12. The influence of stock price level and volatility on turnover. Co-authored with Y. Yan. Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Bulletin (HK), Issue No. 45, pp. 3-21, autumn, 2001. 

13. Hong Kong Strengths Meet China Opportunities. Coauthored with J. Lee, V. Wong, L. Kwong, K. Cheung, and Y. Yan. Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Bulletin (HK), Issue No. 43, pp. 1-13, January-March, 2001. 

14. Reforming the Governance Structure of China’s State Owned Enterprises. Public Administration and Development (UK), 18(3), pp. 273-280, 1998. 

15. Managerial Autonomy, Fringe Benefits, and Ownership Structure: A Comparative Study of Chinese State and Collective Enterprises. China Economic Review (USA), 2(1), pp. 47-73, 1991.