Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University & Former Managing Partner, Asia Semiconductor Practice, McKinsey & Company
清华大学客座教授&前麦肯锡公司全球董事合伙人,亚洲半导体业务负责人


Chris Thomas was most recently a partner with McKinsey & Company. He served as co-Managing Partner for the Firm’s Global Digital Strategy service line as well as its Global IoT service line; and as the leader of its Asia Semiconductor Practice.

Prior to McKinsey, Chris spent ten years at Intel. He was the General Manager of Intel China, with joint ownership for the region’s $5 billion-plus P&L. In this role, he grew revenues by more than 50% and oversaw China’s successful elevation from a sales unit to an independent regional P&L business reporting directly into headquarters. He also led several business units in the Silicon Valley headquarters. Chris began his career as a private equity investor at The Blackstone Group in New York City.

Chris is a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, China’s leading educational institution. He received an MBA from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller scholar; a Master of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University; and a Bachelor of Science in Economics, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School.