In 1955 he went to the then Soviet Union and worked as a trainee in the Stalin Automobile Plant in Moscow. After his return home in 1956, he served as deputy chief of the Power Division, deputy chief power engineer, and director of a branch factory of the No.1 Auto Works in Changchun. After 1962 he served as deputy director of the Shanghai Electrical Equipment Research Institute, director and Acting Party Secretary of the Wuhan Thermo-Technical Machinery Research Institute, then Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, all affiliated with the First Ministry of the Machine-building Industry. After 1980 he served as Vice Chairman and Secretary-general of the State Commission on the Administration of Imports and Exports and the State Commission on the Administration of Foreign Investment, as well as a member of their leading Party groups. After 1982 he served as First Vice Minister, then Minister, and Deputy Secretary, then Secretary, of the Ministry of Electronics Industry and its leading Party group, respectively. Serving as Shanghai’s Mayor from 1985, he also was Deputy Secretary and then Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee.

President Jiang was elected a member of the CPC Central Committee at its 12th National Congress in September 1982 and a member of the Political Bureau at the First Plenary Session of the 13th CPC Central Committee in November 1987. He was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and its General Secretary in June 1989, at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee. In November 1989 he was elected Chairman of the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee at its Fifth Plenary Session. In March 1990 he was elected Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress. At the First Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee held in October 1992, he was elected member and Standing Committee Member of the Political Bureau, as well as General Secretary and Chairman of the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee. At the First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress held in March 1993, he was elected President of the PRC and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. In September 1997, at the First Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee, he was elected member and Standing Committee Member of the Political Bureau, as well as General Secretary and Chairman of the Military Commission of CPC's Central Committee. At the First Session of the Ninth National People's Congress held in March 1998, he was again elected President of the PRC and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Presidio Venture Partners, LLC, is a venture capital firm with a focus on investments in information technology. The company is funded by Sumitomo Corp., one of the world's leading integrated trading and investment firms and the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp. of America. Presidio has a strong team with operational and investment experience in information technology, electronics, multinational business development, human resources, logistics, marketing, and financial services.

Navin Communications, Inc., was established with one vision: to make global voice communication available, accessible, and affordable for everyone. To that end, Navin, a rapidly growing voice messaging and telephony company, offers a new class of voice messaging services for international communication. Navin targets the growing needs and expectations of the world's 1.5 billion telephone users-convenient, easy-to-use, and economical means of communication through its ever-growing suite of services, which includes global voice messaging.

Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CP), is a multinational conglomerate whose core businesses include agriculture, retail marketing, food manufacturing, and both wired and wireless communications. CP, with more than 100,000 employees in some 20 countries worldwide, began investing in China in 1979 and currently has some 20,000 employees in more than 100 plants located throughout the country.

Taikang Life Insurance Co Ltd. is a state-owned life insurance company based in Beijing, with 11 branches nationwide and the first insurance Website in China. Established in 1996 with the approval of People's Bank of China, the company has earned an AA investment rating nationally and was awarded an ISO 9001 international quality certificate in 2000.

Weiming Biotechnology Co., founded in 1992, is part of one of the largest biotech groups in China. Together with H&Q Asia-Pacific Co. and Shenzhen Kexing Biotech Co., the group produces more than 60% of the recombinant interferon sold in China.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is a leading global investment banking and securities firm, providing a full range of investing, advisory, and financing services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base. Founded in 1869, it became a public company in 1999. The firm has regional hubs in London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, with a total of 41 offices in 23 countries worldwide.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), established in 1948, is the central bank of China and is composed of 13 departments. In its capacity of central bank the PBOC creates and implements Chinese monetary policies, regulates the financial industry and operates the state treasury.

Dell Computer Corp. is the world's leading direct computer systems company and a premier supplier of technology for the Internet infrastructure. Dell's 39,000 employees serve customers through sales offices in 34 countries worldwide. Company revenues for the last four quarters totaled US $27 billion.

AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc., is the leading provider of software products and infrastructure solutions for next-generation network operators in China. The company offers total network solutions and proprietary software products to meet telecommunications service providers' infrastructure requirements.

Council on Foreign Relations, founded in 1912, is a nonpartisan membership organization, research center, and publisher dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to the foreign policy of the USA. The Council accomplishes this mainly by promoting constructive discussions both in private and in public, and by publishing Foreign Affairs, the leading journal on global issues.

Li & Fung Group is a leading Hong Kong-based regional trading company that includes privately held retail and distribution businesses. Li & Fung Ltd. employs more than 3,000 people worldwide and reports annual revenues of US $2.1 billion.

Li & Fung Ltd., one of the premier global consumer products trading companies, manages the supply chain for high-volume, time-sensitive consumer goods, primarily clothing. Li & Fung Ltd. Is a member of the Li & Fung Group that includes privately held retail and distribution businesses. Li & Fung Ltd. employs more than 3,000 people worldwide and reports annual revenues of US $2.1 billion.

SAS is the world's largest privately held software company, with more than 3.5 million users at 33,000 sites in 110 countries. The No. 1 name in e-intelligence and data warehousing, SAS gives you The Power to Know™ … your customers, your suppliers, and even your organization. All SAS solutions are backed by award-winning technical support, training, and consulting services.

BlueLight.com is an independent company majority-owned by Kmart Corp. Formed to leverage the substantial assets of the nation's second-largest discount retailer, BlueLight.com's goal is to meet the online shopping needs of the more than 30 million Americans who shop at Kmart every week. BlueLight.com represents Kmart's BlueLight brand online by rewarding customers with nationally recognized products at unprecedented values. BlueLight.com was formed in 1999 by Kmart Corp. and SOFTBANK Venture Capital, with investments by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Egon Zehnder International is one of the world's leading executive search firms. Established in 1964, the firm is comprised of 56 offices and some 300 consultants. It operates in three practice areas: executive search, board of director search, and management appraisals. The firm is owned equally and wholly by its partners, all of whom are full-time consultants.

Predictive Networks provides network infrastructure for targeting and personalizing across Internet, wireless, and cable television networks. By combining its patent-pending, highly characterized cyber-identities with privacy technology that empowers consumers, the company enables content providers, corporate Websites, portals, network and service providers, and digital marketers to deliver more personalized experiences and more relevant offerings to their users, while protecting privacy. The company was founded in 1999 and is backed by strategic corporate investors.

pAsia, founded in 1995, has firmly established itself as one of Greater China's Internet leaders. With operations stretching from the USAacross the Pacific to Taiwan and mainland China, the company offers a broad range of communications and commerce platform services and delivers total Internet marketing support for a broad spectrum of clients and users.

Time Inc. is the foremost creator of publishing and information brands, including many of America's most successful magazines. It is also a leading direct marketer of music and video products. Time Inc. is part of AOL Time Warner, the world's first Internet-powered media and communications company, whose industry-leading businesses include interactive services, cable systems, publishing, music, cable networks, and filmed entertainment.

Neoteny Co., Ltd., is an investment and operating company that provides financial, advisory, and business support for IT-related projects, including start-ups and joint ventures.

QUALCOMM Inc. is a leader in developing, delivering, and enabling innovative digital wireless communications products and services using CDMA technology, licensed to more 95 leading communications manufacturers worldwide. The company continues to lead the industry in the development of voice, data, and wireless Internet products and solutions. QUALCOMM is also transforming industries through its various satellite businesses and technology partnerships.

Mayer, Brown & Platt is an international law firm known for its strength in international trade, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, structured and project finance, tax litigation, and appellate work. Mayer Brown is the seventh-largest law firm in the USA by revenue and the 11th-largest law firm in the world.

Chinatrust Commercial Bank the leading private bank in Taiwan, was founded as China Securities Investment Corp. (CSIC) in 1966, reorganized into China Trust Co. in 1971, and became the country's first licensed, full-service bank in 1992. Its 28 overseas business offices render high quality financial services globally. In 2000 Global Finance named Chinatrust the best bank in Taiwan. In 1999 the bank had 46 business offices in all major cities in Taiwan.

The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., incorporated in 1918, serves the people of Hong Kong and its customers in China and overseas. The largest independent local bank in the Special administrative Region, with total assets of US $22.7 billion and more than 5,000 staff members, the entity operates more than 160 branches and representative offices worldwide and offers a comprehensive range of personal, corporate, and investment banking services.

Bank of China (BOC), founded in 1912, has played a significant role in developing China's foreign trade, promoting close cooperation with the international financial community, and boosting China's economic growth and social progress. BOC currently has 12,967 domestic and 559 overseas institutions and stood out from all other Chinese banks in pre-tax profit at the end of 2000.

China National Petroleum Corp. is an integrated industrial enterprise and one of the world's largest producers of oil and natural gas. The company also offers technical and engineering services to the petroleum industry and produces crude oil, natural gas, and chemicals. CNPC, which has petroleum operations in seven countries, reported annual revenues of US $12 billion in 2000.

Matsui Securities is an online brokerage providing competitive services to experienced investors. Matsui Securities is the leading provider of margin trading in the Japanese securities industry. The company was No.1 among 123 securities companies in terms of the total number and the value of shares traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in February 2001.

Suez is a Franco-Belgian group with four core businesses: energy, water, waste services, and communications. The company also has significant interests in construction and infrastructure projects. The company operates in 120 countries and employs 220,000 people worldwide. An institutional partner of the World Economic Forum, Suez reported 1998 revenues of US $35 billion.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Inc., is part of Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment management company. With more than 6,400 employees in 29 countries worldwide, Franklin Resources provides investment management, distribution, and shareholder services to Franklin ® , Templeton ® , and Mutual Series mutual funds and private accounts. Through its subsidiaries, the entity manages and distributes more than 240 products through a worldwide financial network.

STAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp., is Asia's leading multiplatform content and service provider. STAR's 30 distributed services, in seven languages, reach more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR has also invested in cable systems, such as Hathway in India, and Internet portals and services companies, including netease.com and Indya.com.

Infosys Technologies Ltd. is a leader in providing IT consulting and software services to FORTUNE 1000 companies. With more than 9,000 employees, Infosys is the first India-registered entity to be listed on an American stock exchange (Nasdaq).

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. is a multinational, integrated energy company that owns and operates nine crude oil refineries and commands 55% of the country's petroleum product market. The company identifies and develops business opportunities in exploration and production, petrochemicals, power, information technology, and exports and shipping. It reported fiscal year 2000-2001 revenues of US $23.74 billion.