Mark Atkeson

Mark Atkeson is a foremost expert on doing business in China, having managed, partnered in or provided services to Chinese-based companies for more than three decades, in industries ranging from machine tools to aircraft engines, automotive manufacturing, mobile technology, startup investing and asset trading.

A graduate of Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with graduate degrees in electrical engineering and business administration, Atkeson resided in China for 22 years and is fluent in Mandarin. He continues participating in the Chinese economy as founder and managing partner of China Aviation Partners LLC, which provides software services, market research and other consulting for China-related businesses.

A father of four, Mark and his wife, Shannon, reside in Marin County, California. "Risky Business in Rising China" is his first book.