About Author
Joel Backaler first traveled to Beijing in 2001 and has since relocated to Singapore after working as the only non-Chinese analyst at Atos Origin in Beijing. In his current position Joel heads up Asia-Pacific business development for a US-based consulting firm. Joel has accumulated over seven years of China market experience through positions in venture capital, new media entrepreneurship, independent consulting and research.
Joel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and East Asian Studies from Connecticut College. He was awarded the prestigious U.S. State Department sponsored Fulbright Fellowship to work and study in Taiwan. Upon completion of his Fulbright grant Joel studied under the academic year program at the Stanford/IUP Center intensive language training program hosted by Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Joel is a native English speaker. He speaks, reads and writes fluent Mandarin Chinese; and is conversationally fluent in Spanish.
The views expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and in no way reflect those of the author’s employer.
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