Wang Tao, UBS Investment Bank, Head, China Economics Research

Based in Hong Kong, Dr. Tao Wang is Managing Director, Head of China Economics Research at UBS.

Dr. Tao Wang received her PhD in Economics from New York University and her bachelor’s degree from Renmin University, Beijing.

Prior to joining the company, Dr. Tao Wang was Head of Greater China Economics and Strategy at Bank of America, and head of Asian Economics at BP. She led the coverage on China’s macroeconomic development, monetary policy and exchange rate trends, and energy market developments in those positions.

Before that, she was a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), responsible for studying China’s macroeconomic development and structural reforms. During the eight years she spent at the IMF, Dr. Tao Wang was involved in program negotiations and annual consultations with many member countries, and published a number of research papers. She also worked as the chief Asia economist at DRI/McGraw-Hill (currently Global Insight).