Board of
Directors
Experienced leaders guiding Ambow's strategic direction, governance, and long-term growth across education, technology, and corporate operations.
Dr. Jin Huang has served as Ambow's Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors since the company's inception in August 2000, and has served as Acting Chief Financial Officer since September 2022. Dr. Huang has over 15 years of academic and industry experience in Silicon Valley. Prior to founding Ambow, Dr. Huang was a founding engineer at Avant, where she was responsible for product design and engineering management. Dr. Huang holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a master's degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China. From 1990 to 1993, Dr. Huang conducted research and completed her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Justin Chen has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2013. Mr. Chen is an independent non-executive director of the company and a counsel at PacGate Law Group. He is a California licensed attorney and is qualified to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Chen graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1998 with a Juris Doctor degree and from Peking University, Department of Biochemistry with a bachelor's degree in 1992. He obtained his Master of Biochemistry and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Iowa in 1995 and 1998, respectively.
Dr. Yanhui Ma joined the board of directors in May 2014. Dr. Ma is an independent non-executive director of the company. Dr. Ma has been involved in the creation, funding, and development of several healthcare companies, especially joint venture corporations between China and the United States. Dr. Ma also served on the board of directors of several healthcare-related corporations he founded or co-founded in the US and China, including Sinocare and SinoMed. Dr. Ma organized and co-founded the International Drug Delivery Society and served as Vice Chairman of the Society previously. He also served as the Vice President of the US Silicon Valley Chinese Business Association.
Mr. Mingjun Wang has served as our independent director since October 2022. Mr. Wang has over 30 years of operating and management experience in the education and publishing industries. Since 2003, he has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Beijing Century Oriental Science and Technology Inc. Since 2017, he has been an executive partner of Edtech Venture, a U.S. venture capital firm. Mr. Wang is also an entrepreneur and independent investor in the United States and China, with investment portfolios including Splashtop, Homatch, Century Oriental, OSA Technologies, 100E Inc., and others. Previously, Mr. Wang held Editor-in-Chief and Vice President positions at the Publishing House of Electronics Industry of China, and served as a member of the board of directors of the China Electronics Association. Mr. Wang joined Pearson Education as International Rights Manager in 1999. Mr. Wang graduated from Stanford University, School of Business in 1998 with a Master of Science in Management, obtained his Master of Electronics Engineering from Xidian University in 1988, and a Bachelor of Science from Shandong University, Department of Mathematics in 1983.