Mariana KOU
Dr. Mariana Kou is a distinguished business leader and influential voice at the intersection of education, capital markets, and innovation. She currently serves as Chairperson and Executive Director of Cinese International Group (1620:HK), a publicly listed travel services company with operations across Canada, the United States, and Mainland China. In addition, Dr. Kou is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Greatview Aseptic Packaging Company (0468:HK) and a strategic advisor to several education ventures globally.
Previously, she was the CEO of Research Study Education Group and the Head of China Education and Hong Kong Consumer Research at leading brokerage and investment firm CLSA, where she earned industry accolades and played a pivotal role in 12 IPOs across the consumer and education sectors. Her thought leadership culminated in the publication of her debut book, "Investing in Dragons: Education Industry and Capital Markets (2020)", offering insights into the evolving education investment landscape in Asia.
In July 2023, Dr. Kou was appointed to the Modern Finance Industry Task Force under the Macau SAR Government Talent Development Committee, reflecting her expertise in finance and policy. She is a Forbes Global Young Leader, a Senator for China at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), and a member of YPO. She also serves as the founder of the Asia Education Society, a charitable organization aimed at advancing education access and equity across Asia.
Her board and advisory roles span multiple organizations, including the International Youth STEAM Education Association, the Capital Market Committee of the Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association, and the Zonta Club of NTII. She also co-founded and co-leads the Columbia Venture Community's Hong Kong chapter, and is a member of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC). From July 2020 to August 2023, she served as an external adviser to the board of EDTXU:US, and from December 2021 to November 2024, as an independent director of GMFIU:US.
Dr. Kou holds a Global Executive Doctor of Education from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BBA, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame, where she was awarded the Raymond P. Kent Award. She also completed the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate program and is a CFA charterholder. Her academic excellence is reflected in her memberships in honor societies including Beta Gamma Sigma (business), Omicron Delta Epsilon (economics), and Kappa Delta Pi (education).
Deeply committed to the future of education and innovation, Dr. Kou is the Patron for EdTech Research at Columbia Business School and a Founding Patron of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, supporting the intersection of culture, learning, and technology.
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高頌妍博士是一位備受尊敬的商業領袖，長期活躍於教育、資本市場與創新科技的交匯領域。她現任Cinese International Group（港交所：1620）董事會主席兼執行董事，該公司是一家橫跨加拿大、美國與中國大陸的上市旅遊服務集團。同時，她亦擔任紛美包裝有限公司（港交所：0468）的獨立非執行董事，並為多個國際教育創業項目提供戰略顧問服務。
在此之前，高博士曾擔任研學教育集團首席執行官，並於知名投資機構中信里昂證券擔任中國教育及香港消費研究首席分析師，期間屢獲業界殊榮，並參與12宗教育與消費行業的IPO。她於2020年出版首本著作《Investing in Dragons: Education Industry and Capital Markets》，深入剖析亞洲教育投資的趨勢與機遇。
2023年7月，她獲任命為澳門特別行政區政府人才發展委員會現代金融產業專責小組成員，進一步發揮其在金融與政策領域的影響力。高博士亦是福布斯國際化青年領袖、世界天使投資論壇（WBAF）中國代表參議員、YPO青年總裁協會會員，以及慈善機構亞洲教育協會的創辦人。
她同時出任多個國際組織的董事與顧問，包括：國際青少年創科教育協會、香港獨立非執行董事協會資本市場委員會、崇德社NTII服務委員會，以及太平洋盆地經濟理事會成員。她亦是哥倫比亞創投協會香港分會的聯席會長。此外，高博士曾於2020年7月至2023年8月期間擔任EDTXU:US董事會外部顧問，並於2021年12月至2024年11月期間擔任GMFIU:US的獨立董事。
學術方面，高博士擁有美國南加州大學全球教育行政博士學位，亦持有哥倫比亞大學商學院MBA學位，並以優等成績畢業於美國聖母大學商學院，榮獲Raymond P. Kent Award。她也完成了史丹佛大學創新與創業證書課程，並為CFA特許金融分析師持證人。她同時為全球多個學術榮譽學會成員，包括：國際商業榮譽學會 Beta Gamma Sigma、經濟學榮譽學會 Omicron Delta Epsilon 以及教育榮譽學會 Kappa Delta Pi。
為推動教育科技的未來發展，高博士現任哥倫比亞商學院教育科技研究贊助人，並為香港故宮文化博物館的創始贊助人之一，致力於推動文化、教育與科技的融合。