Andrea has over 15 years’ management, coaching, training and Human Resources-related experience. She has worked across a broad range of industries in Asia, including investment banking, market research, professional services and management consulting.

Before becoming an independent consultant in 2002, Andrea was Executive Director of Human Resources for Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, where she was responsible for sourcing, selecting and developing talent on a global basis. She also worked as Director of Human Resources at AC Nielsen and as a Senior Manager in the Consulting Division at Ernst & Young.

Andrea has an in-depth appreciation of the specific issues that organizations face in growing, managing and developing multi-cultural workforces in Asia. In addition, Andrea has also worked in academia as a Research Fellow in Cognitive Psychology and Artificial Intelligence at Edinburgh University.Andrea has a PhD from Edinburgh University in Artificial Intelligence and Psychology and has lived and worked in Hong Kong since 1989.