David K.P. Li is Chairman and Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia which was established in Hong Kong in 1918.
Dr. Li is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
He is a Member of the Banking Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Association of Banks (Executive Committee), and Chairman of the Chinese Banks' Association.
Dr. Li was a Member of The Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to The People's Republic of China, and Vice Chairman of the Basic Law Drafting Committee which laid the groundwork for the laws of Hong Kong after 30th June 1997 when sovereignty over Hong Kong reverted from Britain to China.
Dr. Li serves on the international advisory boards of the Capital Magazine, Carlos P. Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development International Board of Advisers, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York International Advisory Committee, Hospital for Special Surgery International Advisory Council, Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge, Redgate Media Inc., and Scripps International Network.
His directorships include, China Overseas Land and Investment Limited, COSCO Pacific Limited, Criteria Caixa Corp, The Hong Kong & China Gas Company Limited, The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited, Munich Re Service Limited (Chairman), PCCW Limited, San Miguel Brewery Limited, SCMP Group Ltd., Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Li is Chairman of the Council and Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Management Association, Chairman of the Executive Committee of St. James' Settlement, Patron of The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hong Kong, Life Patron of the Hong Kong Ballet, Vice Patron of The Community Chest of Hong Kong, Chairman of The Salvation Army Advisory Board, a Fellow of the McKinsey Global Institute, a member of the Board of the SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Trustee to the Cambridge Overseas Trust, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Bankers Management Institute, Senior Adviser of the Board of Directors of Metrobank, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study, of The Better Hong Kong Foundation, and of the Asia Business Council, Pro-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, Non-Executive Chairman of Edelman Asia Pacific, a Member of the Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Aids Foundation, Honorary Advisor of the International Chamber of Commerce ¡V Hong Kong, China, Chairman of the INSEAD East Asia Council, an Honorary Member of The Friends of Wolfson College (H.K.) Limited, a member of the Council of the Treasury Markets Association, of the Employers¡¦ Federation of Hong Kong, a member of the Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific Advisory Board, and a member of the Asian Youth Orchestra Board.
Dr. Li attended the University of Cambridge, and has an MA in Economics and Law and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law conferred by the University in June 1993. The University of Warwick conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Dr. Li in July 1994. In March 1996, the University of Hong Kong conferred on Dr. Li the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. In November 1996, the Lingnan College conferred on Dr. Li the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences. In May 2002, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, conferred on Dr. Li the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. In July 2007, Napier University conferred on Dr. Li the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration. In November 2007, Imperial College London conferred on Dr. Li the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science.
He is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.
Dr. Li and his wife, Penny, have two sons, Adrian and Brian.
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