Zhang Chiahou, China and India watcher, was born in Shanghai and brought up in Calcutta. Under his Western name, Charles Chang, he has authored numerous management research reports. He is an accomplished speaker and has addressed thousands of business and IT executives across five continents.He worked for technology firms IBM and Ampex in the US; and for ICL in the UK. Consulting and research analysis followed at Butler Cox, CSC Index, Wentworth Research and Gartner. He retired in 2005 and started to focus on Chindia watching and research. He obtained a first degree from IIT, Kharagpur, India and completed his education with Masters Degrees from NYIT and from NYU. He is a fellow of BCS, the… Chartered Institute for IT; and a fellow of the RSA - the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.