Malcolm Riddell was a CIA case officer in China Operations, the part of the CIA that recruits Chinese officials to pass secrets to the U.S. After he left the Agency, he started a China-focused boutique investment bank that negotiates Sino-foreign joint ventures and advises on China market entry for international asset management and insurance firms. Along the way he got an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master of international affairs from Columbia. He is an Associate at the Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.