Partner and North American Publisher
Hurun Report
Boards:
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Warranty Group
United Charities of Chicago
Opera Naples
Industry:
Corporate Directorships
Member since:
1982
Membership Type:
Full-Time Non-Resident
Elizabeth Harrington has worked and lived internationally for over 40 years, especially in China and Asia. She helped conduct one of the first American joint ventures in China in 1981. Since that time, she has been privileged to work with top American and Chinese companies, as well as the American and Chinese governments to build cross border trade.
Elizabeth began her career at Procter and Gamble in Brand Management. She then joined J. Walter Thompson advertising as Vice President of Account Management. She was recruited to the Quaker Oates company as Vice President of Strategy and Marketing and CEO of the AdCom division. She was a member of the team which conducted the company’s joint venture in China in 1981. Later she joined A.T.Kearney as Partner of their Global Strategy practice and helped build the firm’s China practice. She was recruited to become Vice President and General Manager of Asia and Latin America for Pillsbury. She then joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as Partner of the Global Strategy and China practices, based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. She helped American companies such as Disney, Walmart, Bristol Myers Squibb , Eli Lilly, Microsoft and Motorola go to China , and Chinese companies such as BYD, Wanda, and Fosun expand globally.
Former Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed her Executive Director of the Chicago-China Economic Development Center to bring Chinese investment to the Midwest. She has served on the boards of directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME Group), the Warranty Group, and Temptation Foods. She has been a member of the board of directors of United Charities of Chicago and Opera Naples.
She was recognized as Marketing Executive of the Year by the American Marketing Association. She frequently speaks on international women’s leadership.
Elizabeth is a Partner and the North American Publisher of Hurun Report, Asia’s leading business media platform and expert on global entrepreneurship . She continues to promote global trade and entrepreneurship, especially for women and youth.