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Sam Yang
CEO and Co-Chairman of TutorabcCareer
Sam is a 3rd generation investment banker with over 25 years of experience. He was previously a senior banker at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch where he managed over USD 3 billion with a focus on venture capital, pre-IPO, and IPO investments in the Asia Pacific Region. Sam currently manages his family’s investment office, which includes the recent acquisition of TutorABC, the world’s leading platform for learning English and Chinese online. He currently serves as its Co-Chairman and CEO, and is an official sponsor of the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Chevening Scholarship.
Additionally, Sam is currently the CEO of his family’s non-profit foundation, The Yang Foundation, which is focused on the development of sport, education, and international exchange for students from Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe.
For the past 20 years he has been an instructor for the CFA program for levels 1, 2, and 3 and is currently the lead trainer for the analyst training programs at UBS / Credit Suisse and Julius Baer in HK and Singapore. Sam is also a certified trainer for Franklin Covey and specializes in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Personal
His family is originally from Taiwan, he was born in LA, he went to boarding school in England, and is now based in Taipei. He is keen on sport and previously played county cricket for Gloucestershire, and county rugby for Somerset as a schoolboy.
He is currently a regular golfer and an occasional cricketer at the Hong Kong Cricket Club. He is a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Lord's Taverners Cricket Club, the Emeriti Cricket Club, and various golf clubs around the world.
Sam’s education includes Cambridge University (Masters in Entrepreneurship), City University of London (BSc Finance), and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Sam is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and Chairman of the East West Chapter, and a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
Ruth Bradley-Jones
Representative at British Office TaipeiRuth starts as the Representative at the British Office Taipei in February 2025. She was previously the Deputy Head of Mission to Myanmar 2021-2022, her second posting in Myanmar. Ruth’s diplomatic career spanned over 20 years. Previous postings have included Ethiopia and Djibouti and at the UK Representation to the EU.
Before her posting to Myanmar in 2021, she was the Deputy Head of the FCDO’s North East Asia and Pacific Department, leading works on the Korea Peninsula and Japan. Ruth’s other roles in the UK government have included policy work on the Iran nuclear negotiation. Ruth received an MBE in 2023 for her services to promoting gender equality, and continues to champion diversity, inclusion and gender equality across her work. She was Chair of the FCDO’s women’s network from 2019 to 2021.
Martin Kent
His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Asia PacificThe HM Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Asia Pacific oversees all Department for Business and Trade (DBT) work in North-East Asia, South-East Asia and Australasia including:
- growing the overall bilateral trade and investment relationship
- improving market access for British companies, including small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- developing finance and trade policy
The HMTC also works closely with the wider diplomatic network and UK-based colleagues to coordinate His Majesty’s Government (HMG) activity on our wider prosperity agenda.
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