Andrew Andreasen (IUP, Stanford Center) - Main Interview

Joining us today is Andrew Andreasen, the Resident Director of the Inter-University Program (IUP) for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University and previous Executive Director of the Stanford Center at Peking University. 

One of the first American exchange students to China, Andrew sailed with the United States Merchant Marine Corps before attending Stanford University for his MA and PhD in Linguistics and East Asia Studies. After completing his PhD in 1980, he worked in various leadership positions in China in industries ranging from real estate to aluminium. Before joining the Stanford Center at Peking University, he was the Managing Director of a subsidiary of Baker & McKenzie for 14 years.