Jianwen Liao

Jianwen (Jon) Liao is the Professor of Managerial Practice of CKGSB. He is the former Chief Strategy Officer (2017-2021) of JD.com. He spearheaded JD’s strategic planning and execution, partnerships, investment, innovation and corporate branding and communications. Liao’s work was at the center of JD’s strategic transformation into a technology and service company with supply chain at its core. Liao has a profound background in academia and business. Previously, he was Associate Dean and professor of strategy and innovation at CKGSB. He has advised China’s top CEOs for years, and currently serves on the board of Yonghui Superstores and Fantasia, among others. He has served as a board member for China Unicom.

Areas of Expertise:

Strategic Planning and Execution, Partnerships, Investment, Innovation, Corporate Branding and Communications

Education

• 1992-1996 Ph.D from Department of Management, Southern Illinois
  University at Carbondale, USA.
  Major Area: Business Policy & Strategy
  Support Field: Organizational Behavior
  Dissertation Topic: The Antecedents and Consequences of Corporate Restructuring: An Empirical Investigation
• 1988-1991 M.A. from the Institute of Foreign Economics and Management, People’s (Renmin) University of China (RUC), Beijing, China.
• 1984-1988 B.S. from the Department of Industrial Engineering, Northeast University (NEU), Shenyang, China
  Major: Industry Engineering