Carson Block

Robert Collins, MBA, is a senior executive with a majorFortune 500 financial services company. Rob is also a former seniorconsultant with a leading international business consulting firm.He has more than 20 years of commercial and business developmentexperience in international markets. Rob is an active member of theMayor of Chicago's Shanghai Sister Cities' BusinessCommittee. Rob gained a strong understanding of Chinese business andmanagement while living and working in Beijing and Hong Kong,China, for more than 12 years. He managed one of the earliestrepresentative offices in China. While working there, Rob was anofficer with the American Chamber of Commerce in China. Rob obtained a joint MBA degree from the Kellogg School ofManagement at Northwestern University and the Hong Kong Universityof Science and Technology. You can e-mail Rob at [email protected]. Carson Block, Esq, is the founder and Managing Directorof YBS Investment Consulting, which is based in Singapore. In thisrole, Carson advises high networth individuals and families ontheir investments. He also advises companies and investment firmson China-related investments. Prior to founding YBS, Carsonpracticed law in Shanghai with Jones Day, a U.S.-based lawfirm. In this role, he advised foreign clients on China foreign directinvestment and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Jones Day,Carson was an equity analyst and partner in W.A.B. Capital, a LosAngeles-based investment boutique. Carson obtained his Juris Doctor (High Honors) from theChicago-Kent College of Law. He earned his BS in business (finance)from the University of Southern California. Carson speaks MandarinChinese. You can e-mail Carson at [email protected].