Yulei Cao

Yulei Cao is a Partner with over 20 years of professional experience spanning engineering, industrial operations, and executive talent advisory across Asia and beyond. Based in Shanghai, he specializes in addressing complex leadership and organizational challenges for companies in advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, and high-tech sectors.

Uniquely equipped with both a technical engineering background and deep expertise in senior executive assessment, Yulei combines hands-on industrial knowledge with a strategic perspective on talent and organizational development. He has successfully led numerous C-Suite mandates for multinational corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, and has extensive experience guiding enterprises through market entry, business expansion, and organizational transformation.

He is known for resolving complex management challenges through deep partnership building, while consistently maintaining a neutral and strategic advisory approach.

He holds an M.Eng. from the National University of Singapore and an MBA from CKGSB. Beyond the boardroom, he is a passionate sportsman who thrives on pushing boundaries — from marathon finish lines to every new challenge that tests his limits.