Jason Yat-sen Li

Jason has an Arts/Law degree with first class honours from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Law from New York University Law School, where he was Australia's Hauser Global Fellow for 2000 and Convocation Speaker for the graduating class of 2000.

Jason is currently Vice-Chair of the Australia-China Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, a Director of the George Institute for Public Health, the Sydney Institute as well as a Governor of the Smith Family, one of Australia's largest charities. In 2008, he was a delegate to the Australia 2020 Summit in Canberra and in 2009, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Jason speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese, German and Dutch. He started his professional career as a commercial lawyer with Corrs Chambers Westgarth in their M&A practice group. He joined Insurance Australia Group, Australasia's largest general insurance company, in 2002 as Head of Sustainable Development. In that role, he led the company's initiatives on climate change, disaster research and policy, community risk-reduction with a focus on product development and driving internal cultural transformation. IAG won the Ethical Corporation Award for Sustainable Company of the Year in 2003.

In 2003, Jason was appointed Head of China Strategy for Insurance Australia Group. He became General Manager, Sales & Marketing for IAG's operations in China in 2004 and in 2006, led a major campaign to improve road-safety in China that won the China International PR Association Silver medal for Best Campaign and the Economic Observer Award for most Creative Campaign.

Currently, Jason is Managing Director of Yatsen Associates, a strategy and investment advisory firm headquartered in Beijing that specialises in investment between Australia & China.