Changbao Zhang is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15.  He has worked at PetroChina for 18 years.  Currently, he is the Assistant President and HR Director at PetroChina International Iraq Company.  Zhang received his bachelor's degree in Petroleum Geology from North East Petroleum University in China, his MBA from Beijing Science & Technology University and his master's degree in Law from Peking University in China.