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Points and Figures. Graham Jenkin. Vic Thorne. David S. Rose. Peter Volke. Mike Briercliffe (mikejulietbravo) Calvin Chin | Most Creative People 2011. "I've probably lost more good, interesting ideas from not writing them down than I've ever captured," admits Calvin Chin. Good thing Qifang wasn't one of them. The Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform, which caters to students, has lowered default rates by cleverly leveraging cultural norms--requesting borrowers to provide family details, for instance, so they'll feel pressure not to shame the family name. So far, Chin's site has funded more than 3,000 loans. Process Chin explains how his web service works to find sponsors for Chinese higher education students. Inspiration Some of my best ideas come to me when I'm reading. Which creative person would you most like to meet?

Joel and Ethan Coen. Twitter. Welcome To OpenMatters. Delegate List. Carnegieventures.com. Baidu CFO, Jennifer Li Women of China English Monthly Women of China English Magazine 中国妇女英文月刊 中国妇女英文杂志. Jennifer Li, 42, CFO of Baidu China, and Liu Peiqi, Chairperson of Joint U.S. -China Collaboration on Clean Energy, are among the eight Forbes Women to Watch in Asia, to be officially announced on November 8. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1990, Ms. Li went on to take an MBA at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. From 1994 to 2001, Li held finance positions at General Motors in China, Singapore, the United States and Canada.

After leaving GM in March 2008, Jennifer became chief financial officer of Baidu, China's top search engine. In May, 2010, Li joined the board of tobacco giant Philip Morris International, becoming the fourth Chinese executive chosen to serve as a director of an S&P 500 company and the first woman from the country. It was Li's 13-year experience in finance that prompted Baidu President and CEO Robin Li to offer her a position at his company. Li is also thrilled at the challenges of her new job.

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