Scott Zheng, a native of Fujian, received his MBA from Columbia University in the mid-1990s and after some time working as an investment banker in New York, found himself in western China in 2002. He is currently president and CEO of China Western SME Investment Corp., an offshore investment company that provides equity investment and investment consulting services to multinational and Chinese companies looking for cross-border transactions. Since founding the company in 2003, Zheng has invested in and founded Sichuan Top One Media & Culture Exchange Co., Ltd., a government and corporate event management company, and Chengdu Ice & Fire Technology Development Co., Ltd., an online chat and game company, and is in the process of helping prepare the overseas listing of a major Chengdu-based real estate company.