An Bian

Bian An is both the given name and pen name of Ann Bennett Spence, who was raised by a Chinese mother and an American father in China, the U.S., and other countries. Until school age she spoke only Chinese. In adulthood, after Wellesley College, she went on to East Asian Studies at Harvard and a Stanford MBA, followed by a long career working on endowment advisory projects in the U.S. and internationally. She's a Stanford University Distinguished Career Fellow, and lives in Exeter, NH and Boston, MA.

[Note: Bian An conforms to the Chinese order for names, surname first. An Bian conforms to the English order: surname last.]