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New Economy Series Part II - How has the pandemic influenced foreign investment in California? GlobalSF : So Future
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In this episode of the Global:SF podcast, the second in a series on the New Economy, we speak with David Nieh, co-founder and managing director of Clear Peak Development, on Chinese investment in California. David discusses the micro and macroeconomic effects of the pandemic on Chinese investment strategies in California. From changes to urban and suburban living to decisions in Beijing, Chinese investors are navigating an increasingly complex environment with implications both globally and locally here in California.
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About our guest:
David Nieh brings vast cross-border commerce with property development experience in the US and China as a platform for building sustainable communities, attracting companies, integrating technologies and utilizing capital.
He is Founding Partner and Managing Director of the Clear Peak Group, responsible for growing the company’s property footprint in the US and China, introducing sustainable development models, and leading property services spanning the entire property value chain including investment, development, project management, construction and asset management. David previously served as Head of China for international developer Lendlease and General Manager for Shui On Land in Shanghai, where he worked for Vincent Lo, Chairman of Shui On Land and the Yangtze River Council. In the capacity of serving the latter, he helped form accords with the Bay Area Council, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, China SF and others. He also serves on key committees for the American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Beijing, including advising its recent establishment in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
A registered architect and certified planner, as well as an accredited professional in sustainable design, David was founding studio head for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Shanghai office and was the chief architect for the City of San Jose and Redevelopment Agency. He has taught architecture, urban design, and urban studies at Stanford University where he was also an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate School of Business.
David is an appointed member of the California-China Trade Committee, a Board Member of Bay Area regional land use and urban policy think tank SPUR, emergency relief non-profit Operation USA, Swiss-funded Asia Green Real Estate, the Energy Foundation China and Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy and an Executive Committee Member of the Urban Land Institute. He is also an appointed advisor to China Development Bank Capital, China Nobel Forum, and the US-China Clean Energy Forum. He was previously a Director of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, Global Reporting Initiative and Stanford Program on Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
David earned a Masters in Urban Design from Harvard University, a Masters of Architecture from the University of California-Berkeley and an Executive Certificate from INSEAD.
In this episode of the Global:SF podcast, the second in a series on the New Economy, we speak with David Nieh, co-founder and managing director of Clear Peak Development, on Chinese investment in California. David discusses the micro and macroeconomic effects of the pandemic on Chinese investment strategies in California. From changes to urban and suburban living to decisions in Beijing, Chinese investors are navigating an increasingly complex environment with implications both globally and locally here in California.
Visit globalsf.biz and sign up for our newsletter to stay looped in on the conversation.
Visit clearpeakgroup.com to check out Clear Peak Development.
About our guest:
David Nieh brings vast cross-border commerce with property development experience in the US and China as a platform for building sustainable communities, attracting companies, integrating technologies and utilizing capital.
He is Founding Partner and Managing Director of the Clear Peak Group, responsible for growing the company’s property footprint in the US and China, introducing sustainable development models, and leading property services spanning the entire property value chain including investment, development, project management, construction and asset management. David previously served as Head of China for international developer Lendlease and General Manager for Shui On Land in Shanghai, where he worked for Vincent Lo, Chairman of Shui On Land and the Yangtze River Council. In the capacity of serving the latter, he helped form accords with the Bay Area Council, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, China SF and others. He also serves on key committees for the American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Beijing, including advising its recent establishment in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
A registered architect and certified planner, as well as an accredited professional in sustainable design, David was founding studio head for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Shanghai office and was the chief architect for the City of San Jose and Redevelopment Agency. He has taught architecture, urban design, and urban studies at Stanford University where he was also an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate School of Business.
David is an appointed member of the California-China Trade Committee, a Board Member of Bay Area regional land use and urban policy think tank SPUR, emergency relief non-profit Operation USA, Swiss-funded Asia Green Real Estate, the Energy Foundation China and Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy and an Executive Committee Member of the Urban Land Institute. He is also an appointed advisor to China Development Bank Capital, China Nobel Forum, and the US-China Clean Energy Forum. He was previously a Director of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, Global Reporting Initiative and Stanford Program on Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
David earned a Masters in Urban Design from Harvard University, a Masters of Architecture from the University of California-Berkeley and an Executive Certificate from INSEAD.
19 min