Joel Backaler is author of China Goes West: Everything You Need to Know about Chinese Companies Going Global (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). He is also an Associate Vice President at Frontier Strategy...
Joel Backaler is author of China Goes West: Everything You Need to Know about Chinese Companies Going Global (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). He is also an Associate Vice President at Frontier Strategy Group and is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. His work specializes in bridging the gap between Western and Chinese businesses, serving as an intermediary and advisor to both.
Backaler previously worked for Atos Consulting’s China state-owned enterprise practice in Beijing. In 2008, he founded TheChinaObserver.com, an award-winning platform focused on Chinese outbound investment. His writing regularly appears in major international media outlets including BusinessWeek, Forbes, BBC, and the Financial Times. Backaler, a fluent Mandarin-speaker and Fulbright Scholar, has worked and lived in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Singapore. He currently lives in Washington D.C. with his wife Qian.