Gao Xiqing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shaanxi province. He was born in 1953, and obtained a master's degree in law from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, and a JD from Duke University in the USA. He served as director of the Public Offerings Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission until 1995. He served as vice-chairman of the National Council of the Social Security Fund from 2003 - 2007.
In 2008, he became president of China Investment Corporation.