David Hoffman is senior advisor to The Conference Board Asia and leader of its China Center for Economics & Business in Beijing. Hoffman is also a senior associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. He is a deeply experienced China expert and business practitioner specializing in China business strategy, organizational development, regulatory engagement, and crisis and risk management. A lifelong student of contemporary Chinese economics and political science, he lived and worked in China for 30 years, followed by seven in Singapore. Hoffman commutes regularly to China and other locations in Asia.