Laura serves as President of Triple Five China. Triple Five Group owns the largest malls in North America namely West Edmonton Mall and Mall of America and is developing a second largest Mall in the US – American Dream in greater New York. Their first project in China – Mall of China is located in Chongqing and will open by 2020.

A Chinese-American, Laura possesses a unique background and extensive experience in the retail real estate industry. For the past 20 years she has held various leadership roles with iconic real estate corporations including The Rouse Company, Steiner + Associates, CP Group, Simon Property Group, Ivanhoe Cambridge and mostly recently with Walmart Realty, a division of the world’s largest retailer Walmart Stores Inc.

Laura holds an MBA degree from Florida International University and Executive Development Program certificate from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She holds the ICSC Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX), Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) and Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) designations. She is a faculty member of ICSC’s John T. Riordan School for Retail Real Estate Professionals, and authored the book – Retailing in China (ISBN 1582680906, 9781582680903) – published by ICSC in 2009.