Gao Zhen is Founding Partner of Mandarin Advisors. She has extensive investment and management experience across the advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and consumer goods sectors.
She was Co-Founder of Mindful Capital Partners(MCP), where she served as Managing Partner responsible for Greater China operations and Sino-European cross-border investment transactions. Through M&A, commercial partnerships, and strategic collaborations, she helped many European portfolio companies successfully expand their business into China, while also partnering with Chinese strategic investors to jointly acquire European companies. She has maintained longstanding presence in cross-border strategic business expansion and M&A integration between China and Europe.
Before joining MCP, Gao Zhen worked for the Export Import Bank of China, managing portfolio in Asian and African Region.
Gao Zhen has gained deep insight into the asset management and mutual funds industry. From 2012, she has been board member of Penghua Fund Management Co. Ltd. (leading Chinese asset management company based in Shenzhen). In the past, she also serviced in the board of Eurizon Capital SGR S.P.A.
Gao Zhen was a member of MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation in Boston between 2017 and 2019. Deshpande Center is focused on bridging the innovation gap by connecting individual entrepreneurs, industry and venture capitalists with the creative research talents of MIT faculty and students.
Gao Zhen holds a cum laude degree in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and MBA in Finance from Chinese University of Hong Kong. She attended Global CEO Program of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in 2011 and Harvard Business School China CEO program in 2017. She has been in DBA program of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business(CKGSB) since 2021.
In 2014, she was awarded with the title of “Officer” of “Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia” by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, for her important contributions to collaborative relationships between Italy and China.
Gao Zhen speaks Chinese and English.
