Books by James McGregor

James L. McGregor is a journalist-turned-businessman who has lived in Beijing for 15 years. He is currently a China business investor, advisor and entrepreneur. He serves as Senior China Advisor for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, and is a Senior Director of Stonebridge International LLC, an international strategic advisory firm. He also is a founding partner of BlackInc China and was a pioneer of the Chinese Internet, serving as an advisor to many Chinese Internet startups and as a board member of Sohu.com during the company's NASDAQ listing. McGregor's China career began in 1985 when he backpacked through China to explore the country and decide if he wanted to learn Mandarin and focus on being a journalist in China. In 1987, he and his wife Cathy, both age 33, sold their belongings and moved to Taipei, Taiwan, with two suitcases each and began studying Mandarin. McGregor established a freelance news service, and within six months was hired as The Asia Wall Street Journal Taiwan bureau chief. In 1990, McGregor moved to Beijing as The Wall Street Journal China bureau chief. From 1994 to 2000, McGregor was chief executive of Dow Jones & Co. in China, and a vice-president in the Dow Jones International Group. Starting with himself and one assistant, McGregor built a portfolio of media businesses in China that employed some 150 Chinese professionals with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. James McGregor speaks and reads Chinese and is a frequent speaker and commentator on China.