Ming Liao is a distinguished marketing professional, author, and professor, known for leading marketing initiatives across various industries. Liao has a Ph.D. in Statistics and Decision Science from Duke University, where he honed his analytical skills. He gained experience leading sizable teams across Asia Pacific and has offered thought leadership in marketing analytics, social media marketing, digital marketing, consumer research, and programmatic buying.

Liao has been a professor at NYU Shanghai, co-founded M Media Ventures Ltd, held executive positions in diverse corporations, including Huawei, Facebook, and Unilever, and worked on analytic consulting and business planning at Acxiom and Mindshare, respectively. He has a proven track record of transforming complex consumer data into strategic insight and providing competitive advantage solutions.