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Paul Clifford

Dr. Paul G. Clifford

Based in Rhode Island, USA

  • President, Paul G. Clifford & Associates, LLC
  • Business strategist and historian of China
  • Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • Author of the acclaimed book, “The China Paradox”
  • President, Paul G. Clifford & Associates, LLC
  • Business strategist and historian of China
  • Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • Author of the acclaimed book, “The China Paradox”

Dr. Paul G. CLIFFORD, is Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of The China Paradox. At the Front Line of Economic Transformation. He is also President of the management consultants Paul G. Clifford & Associates, LLC.

He worked in China as a corporate banker, as a strategy consultant and with a global high technology firm where he drove strategy on smart and connected cities. He has advised both Chinese state-owned and private enterprises as well as multinational firms in China across a wide range of sectors. He has been a member of Chinese government advisory group. He is an Honorary Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. He has taught at universities in Mexico, the UK and the US.

He was educated at the University of London, where he received a Ph.D, and at Peking University. He is fluent in Chinese, classical and modern.

  • The China Paradox – the delicate balance of forces that underpins China’s hybrid developmental model. How it emerged and its future prospects
  • Strategies for China trade and investment
  • Operational issues in China
  • Chinese firms in the global market
  • Defining and mitigating China risk
  • 3rd party logistics in China
  • History of modern China
The China Paradox
The China Paradox: At the Front Line of Economic Transformation