Robert Koepp is the Hong Kong-based director of The Economist Corporate Network. He brings hands-on executive experience coupled with economic analysis and industry insight to help organisational leaders and their teams gain a holistic, practical appreciation of the opportunities and challenges in China and across other key Asian economies.

Rob began his career in the IT and energy sectors before branching into economic research, finance, and strategic advisory also covering the media, agribusiness, healthcare, consumer goods, and sports sectors. He has held senior positions as a manager or consultant to companies and government agencies in the US, Singapore, Japan and China.

Rob speaks, reads, and writes English, Chinese, and Japanese. He frequently appears on televised Chinese current affairs programs as an expert commentator. In addition to numerous contributed articles and spoken opinion, he has authored Clusters of Creativity: Enduring Lessons on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Silicon Valley and Europe’s Silicon Fen (Wiley, 2002) and Betting on China: Chinese Stocks, American Stock Markets, and the Wagers on a New Dynamic in Global Capitalism (Wiley, 2012). The 2013 Chinese version of Betting on China,《賭注中国》, rose to number one in sales on amazon.cn in the category of Finance and Economics.