Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards Membership
Publications
Timeline
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Damien Ma

Chicago,IL

Summary

Builder, effective manager, systematic thinker, talent scout, incisive analyst, and capable communicator and writer

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Author/Editor

  • In Line Behind a Billion People: How Scarcity Will Define China's Ascent in the Next Decade (FT Press, co-author)
  • China's Economic Arrival (Palgrave MacMillan, editor)
  • The Economics of Air Pollution in China (Columbia University Press, editor)

Adjunct Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University SAIS

  • Taught a graduate-level professional skills course on political risk.

Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management

01.2015 - Current
  • Teaches global management course on the China market, business, and political economy; Leads MBA delegation annually to China to meet top companies operating in the China market; Lectures in Kellogg’s executive education program; Serves as advisor and participant for various Kellogg conferences.

Founder & Managing Director of MacroPolo, Paulson Institute

03.2013 - Current
  • Focuses on products, marketing and distribution, team management, and talent retention; Manages the headquarter office of the Paulson Institute; Advises state governments on Chinese direct investment; Engages with US government and Chinese counterparts on major bilateral issues; Publishes widely, appears regularly in media, and keynotes various public and private engagements.

Senior Analyst (Asia), Eurasia Group

05.2008 - 03.2013
  • Built and co-led a China/Asia research practice from scratch; Served major financial, multinational corporation, and government clients through a range of analytical products, advisory, and bespoke consulting; Focused on energy markets, elite politics, political economy, and US-China relations; Developed and managed one-off projects, various publications, and research assistants; Appeared regularly in media, including the Charlie Rose show, CNBC Asia, Bloomberg TV, BBC, C-SPAN, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, Die Welt.

Contributor, Atlantic Monthly

01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Wrote regular blog column on the Chinese economy, energy, politics, and US-China relations, receiving nearly half a million views.

Manager, US-China Business Council

05.2006 - 05.2008
  • Jointly managed entire production process of bimonthly magazine, China Business Review; Managed and edited weekly newsletter, China Market Intelligence; Translated and edited weekly news reports, membership survey, and Washington Update; Supported event logistics, including high-level Chinese delegation visits and annual Gala.

Communications Editor, H-Line Ogilvy (Beijing, China)

10.2005 - 05.2006
  • Edited press releases, wrote speeches and pitches, and liaised with Western media; Co-authored feature article in the China Daily on US charity Smile Train; Supported press events, including Ford Motor Company’s environmental awards ceremony and Louis Vuitton’s flagship store grand opening in Beijing.

Education

Master of Arts -

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

No Degree - Honors Program

Oxford University

Bachelor of Arts -

Boston University

Bachelor of Science -

Boston University

Skills

  • Building and managing nimble, intrepid, and effective teams
  • Building efficient operating models for nonprofit organizations
  • Identifying the cultivating talent and human capital pipeline
  • Conceptualizing intellectual products in different forms – analytical, interactive, and multimedia
  • Effective budget management and project execution
  • Able communicator of complex ideas to diverse audiences, from the C-Suite to non-specialists
  • Capable and effectual writer and editor with experience across wide range of formats and platforms
  • Entrepreneurial and pragmatic approach to solving problems
  • Well-versed in latest content and productivity technologies and publishing trends
  • Experienced in public speaking and engagement with media
  • Mandarin Chinese (conversational and professional fluency)

Awards Membership

  • Term Member, Council on Foreign Relations
  • 99under33 Foreign Policy Leaders, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
  • PRC Fellowship, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan
  • FLAS Fellowship, University of Michigan
  • William J. Newman Book Award, BU Department of International Relations

Publications

  • MacroPolo: https://macropolo.org/author/damienma/
  • Atlantic Monthly online archive: www.theatlantic.com/damien-ma/
  • China Is Building the Batteries of the Future,” Foreign Policy, Apr 2019
  • Can Xi Pivot from China’s Disrupter-in-Chief to Reformer-in-Chief,” World Politics Review, Nov 15, 2016
  • Can China Avoid the Middle Income Trap?” Foreign Policy, Mar 12, 2016
  • Lenin’s Chinese Heirs,” Foreign Affairs, Oct 2015
  • The Year the Training Wheels Came Off China,” Foreign Policy, Dec 31, 2014
  • China’s 21st Century Challenge: Define Your Narrative of Fall Behind,” CNN, Jan 23, 2014
  • The One-Year Plan,” Foreign Policy, Jan 3, 2014
  • After the Plenum: Why China Must Reshape the State,” Foreign Affairs, Dec 16, 2013
  • China’s Coming Decade of Natural Gas?” in Asia’s Uncertain LNG Future, National Bureau of Asian Research Special Report #44, Nov 2013
  • If You Think China’s Air Is Bad…” New York Times, Nov 7, 2013
  • Hey China, Stop Laughing at the US,” Bloomberg View, Oct 17, 2013
  • Where Have All the Workers Gone,” Foreign Affairs, Oct 16, 2013 (included in “Best of 2013” collection)
  • Appetite for Destruction,” Foreign Policy, Oct 8, 2013
  • China’s Search for a New Energy Strategy,” Foreign Affairs, Jun 4, 2013
  • The Rise of China’s Reformers?”, Foreign Affairs, Apr 17, 2013
  • Rolling Out the Red Carpet,” Foreign Policy, Feb 22, 2013
  • Before and After Hu,” Foreign Affairs, Nov 7, 2012
  • China Digs It,” Foreign Affairs, Apr 25, 2012
  • Searching for a New Paradigm,” China Economic Review, Aug 2012 issue
  • Fresh Heir,” The New Republic, Mar 26, 2008
  • Still Waiting for Chinese Democracy,” Slate, Nov 21, 2008
  • Google Flap Highlights China Risks,” Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Jan15, 2010
  • Avatar Backlash in China,” Forbes, Feb 3, 2010
  • Keeping High-Speed Rail on Track,” China Dialogue, Aug 10, 2011

Timeline

Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management

01.2015 - Current

Founder & Managing Director of MacroPolo, Paulson Institute

03.2013 - Current

Contributor, Atlantic Monthly

01.2010 - 01.2013

Senior Analyst (Asia), Eurasia Group

05.2008 - 03.2013

Manager, US-China Business Council

05.2006 - 05.2008

Communications Editor, H-Line Ogilvy (Beijing, China)

10.2005 - 05.2006

Co-Author/Editor

Adjunct Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University SAIS

Master of Arts -

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

No Degree - Honors Program

Oxford University

Bachelor of Arts -

Boston University

Bachelor of Science -

Boston University

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