Grace is a tech and AI researcher and writer. She often writes about AI, technology, and corporate governance for Fortune, The Diplomat, and FT Chinese. As a journalist, Grace reported for CNBC and CGTN on Asia tech and business, and her work has also been published in the SCMP, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Yahoo Finance, and USA Today.
Grace is also the founder of Proem Communications. As an international media consultant, she has advised clients such as Lenovo, Ant Financial, Kuaishou, PayPal, KKR, Primavera, and growth-stage consumer tech and biotech firms. Grace was integral to Alibaba Group's international corporate affairs team, helping the tech giant navigate some of its most significant crises and milestones.
Grace has lived in Canada, Mainland China, Singapore, and the US and has called Hong Kong home since 2020. She serves as the Co-Chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. She is a former member of the Asian American Journalists Association and Society of Professional Journalists.
She is a native English and Mandarin Chinese speaker and an alumna of Columbia University, Tsinghua University, and the Alberta School of Business. She has guest lectured at Tsinghua University and Peking University and teaches Crisis Management at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong.
Email: grace@proemcommunications.com | WeChat: Shao&Co
