James Liang

James Jianzhang Liang (Chinese: 梁建章; born December 1969) is a Chinese businessman, and the executive chairman, former CEO, and co-founder of Trip.com Group.[3] Liang is a research professor of Applied Economics at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management.[4] and is also a scholar of demographics and social studies.[5] Liang has been vocal on China's population policies[6] in recent years and in generating public interest in issues such as education[7] and urban planning.

James Jianzhang Liang
梁建章
Born1969 (age 53–54)[1]
CitizenshipUnited States[2]
Education
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder, chairman, and former CEO, Trip.com Group
Board member ofMakeMyTrip
James Liang
Scientific career
FieldsApplied economics
InstitutionsPeking University Guanghua School of Management
ThesisEssays on Human Capital and Entrepreneurship (2011)
Doctoral advisorEdward Lazear

Education

Liang entered special class for gifted youths (Chinese: 少年班) at Fudan University in Shanghai in 1985 and studied for one year before leaving for attending the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.[8][9]

He received a master of arts in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989 and a doctor of philosophy in economics from Stanford University in 2011.[10]

Career

From 1991 to 1999, Liang worked for Oracle Corporation in the US and China, in technical and managerial roles, rising to head of Oracle China's ERP consulting division.[11]

Liang co-founded Ctrip in 1999, with Neil Shen, Min Fan, and Ji Qi. He was the CEO from 2000 to January 2006, and from March 2013 to November 2016, and chairman since August 2003.[12] In November 2016, Jane Jie Sun succeeded him as CEO, with Liang remaining as executive chairman.[11][13]

Liang is a board member of BTG Hotels (Group) Co. Ltd (SHA: 600258),[14] Tongcheng-Elong (HK: 0780),[15] and MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT).[16]

Academia and advocacy

Liang is a scholar of demographics, entrepreneurship, and innovation research. In recent years, he has advocated for the restructuring of China's population and family planning policies, drawing public attention to key issues such as education, ageing, and urban planning.[6][7]

He is a co-author of the book Too Many People in China?, which analyzes the impact of the one-child policy and the adverse effects of demographic changes on China's economy. He is the author of multiple other publications, including The Rise of the Network Society, The Chinese Dream Calls for the Chinese Child, and his 2018 book, The Demographics of Innovation.[17] Liang published a demographics-focused novel in 2020, After Immortality, based on a dystopian society.[18]

In 2021, Liang taught a lecture series, 15 Lectures on Demographic Economics, where he shared his research findings and policy suggestions.[19] The lecture series was released under the title Age of Ultra-Low Fertility: Population Economics as a podcast and article series, where Liang called on all sectors of society to recognize the impact the low fertility rate, ageing population and other realities will continue to have on Chinese society after the liberalization of the three-child policy, whilst advocating for the government to actively encourage raising fertility.

Publications
  • After Immortality[18]
  • The Demographics of Innovation: Why Demographics is a Key to the Innovation Race'[20]
  • Too Many People in China?[20]
  • The Rise of the Network Society'[20]

References
  1. "Executive Profile: Jianzhang Liang Ph.D." Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "SEC Filing". Trip.com Group Limited. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Trip.com Group". group.trip.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. "James Liang". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. Liang, James (2017-11-21). Demographics of Innovation. Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781119408963. ISBN 9781119408925.
  6. "Liang: Expecting China to Completely Reverse Its Family Planning Policy". Bloomberg News.
  7. "Population management could be key to winning the US-China tech race". South China Morning Post. 2019-07-20.
  8. "心愿母校永远是一流——记复旦大学首届少年班25周年重逢". Fudan University Alumni Association. 2010-07-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  9. "携程梁建章:永在"未完成"状态的天才企业家--《青年文学家》2016年04期". www.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  10. "GSM 梁建章". Peking University Guanghua School of Management. Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  11. "Ctrip CEO James Liang leaves post abruptly - Push-out Score - Page 6126". Exechange.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  12. "Ctrip - Investor Relations - Biography". ir.ctrip.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  13. "Ctrip Appoints Jane Jie Sun As CEO, James Liang Remains Executive Chairman – China Money Network". www.chinamoneynetwork.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  14. "600258.CN | BTG Hotels (Group) Co. Ltd. A Company Profile & Executives - WSJ". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  15. "Tongcheng-Elong | Board of Directors". www.tcelir.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  16. "MakeMyTrip Limited - Investors - Governance - Board of Directors". investors.makemytrip.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  17. Liang, James (2018-02-20). The Demographics of Innovation: Why Demographics is a Key to the Innovation Race. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119408925.
  18. 梁建, 章 (29 July 2020). 永生之后（携程创始人、人口学家梁建章首部科幻寓言小说，作家六六推荐！人类到底应不应该选择永生？）. 浙江文艺出版社.
  19. 梁建章. "梁建章：什么是当下最重要的问题？". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  20. "James Liang". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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