Quan Zhao

Mr. Quan Zhao is a trade policy advisor in Office of the Chief Economist, International Trade Centre (ITC). Prior to joining the ITC, Mr. Zhao served as a trade negotiator and diplomat at the Permanent Mission of China to the World Trade Organization (2009-2014). He also worked at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce before being posted to Geneva, focused on services trade in WTO Doha Round negotiations and China’s FTAs (2003-2009). He has served as the Chair for WTO`s Committee on Trade in Financial Services, and holds a master`s degree on international law and economics from the World Trade Institute in the University of Bern.