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Shirley Young is president of Shirley Young Associates, a business advisory company, and serves as senior advisor to General Motors, China. From 1988 until 1999, she served as corporate vice president of General Motors Corp. As vice president for China strategic development and Asia-Pacific counselor, Young had key involvement with General Motors' two-billion-dollar investment in China's auto industry, particularly with Shanghai GM building Buick cars. Subsequently her responsibilities included operational responsibility for marketing, distribution, and sales in China. Prior to this, Young served as vice president for consumer market development at General Motors' headquarters, working across the various marketing divisions of the company.

Young also serves on the board of Teletech Holding. She has served as director of the Bank of America, Bell Atlantic/Verizon, Dayton-Hudson/Target, Holiday Inn/Promus/Harrah's, and the Bombay Company, and as vice chairman of the nominating committee of the New York Stock Exchange.

Young is governor and ex-chairman of the Committee of 100, a national Chinese-American leadership resource, and serves as chairman of the Committee of 100 Cultural Institute. She serves on the worldwide board of directors of The Nature Conservancy and on its Asia-Pacific Council. She is a founding member of the Committee of 200, an international organization of leading businesswomen. Young was appointed to the President's Commission on Executive Exchange and was a member of the Business Advisory Council for the U.S. State Department Agency for International Development.