
Victor Gao
Vice President of CCGVictor GAO is Vice President of CCG, the Chairman-Elect of the National Organization Committee of the IGU (International Gas Union)/the WGC 2024 (World Gas Conference) 2021-2024; Chairman of China Energy Security Institute; Vice Chairman of China Beidou Industrial Promotion Organization, Chairman of OBOR Group of Hong Kong, a member of the Beijing Energy Club, a Member of the Global Counsel of Asia Society in New York City, a member of the International Advisory Board of the Energy Intelligence Group in London; an advisor to Saudi Aramco and a member of the Board of Directors of several listed companies in Hong Kong.
Victor Gao has extensive experience in government, diplomacy, securities regulation, legal, investment banking, PE, corporate management and media. Victor was Deng Xiaoping’s English interpreter in the 1980s. Victor served as the China Policy Advisor at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission in 1999 and 2000. Victor’s prior investment banking experience included senior positions with Morgan Stanley (Vice President of Morgan Stanley Asia, in the Merger, Acquisition and Restructuring Department), CICC (General Manager of the Investment Banking Department, Head of M&A Practice, and Head of CICC Hong Kong Investment Banking Department) and Daiwa Securities (Co-Chairman of China, Executive Vice President and Managing Director). Victor’s corporate management experience included senior positions with CNOOC Limited as its Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Company Secretary, Member of the Investment Committee, and Director of CNOOC International.
Victor holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a M.A. in International Relations from the Political Science Department of Yale Graduate School, an M.A. in English from Beijing University of Foreign Studies, and a B.A. in English from Suzhou University, and is a licensed attorney-at-law in the State of New York. Victor Gao is a guest professor at the Law School of Suzhou University and is a member of the Board of the Directors of Suzhou University.
Victor Gao was born in 1962 and is a PRC national based in Beijing, China.
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Victor Gao: The world in 2122
De-escalate in Ukraine now. Make peace! Make no war! Save the Ukrainian people! Save mankind!
April 27 , 2022 -
Victor Gao: Caught between the US and Russia, Ukraine’s only hope is to become neutral
With the threat of a Russian invasion mounting, the best hope for Ukraine's future peace is to become a neutral state like Switzerland.
February 10 , 2022 -
Victor Gao: The inevitable peace
The steady deterioration of China-U.S. relations has caused alarm and concern in many quarters, leading to discussions of the Thucydides Trap for China and America, and claims that they are destined to war.
July 05 , 2021 -
Victor Gao: Upholding peace in common interest of China, India
China and India share many things in common. Both are ancient civilizations, draw water from the same Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, are committed to lifting their people out of poverty, and both have been scarred by colonization or semi-colonization. And for both, growth and development are common challenges.
July 14 , 2020