Cherry Ding is a Associate Partner @ McKinsey | Oil market analytics and strategy at McKinsey & Company. She possess expertise in international relations, policy analysis, economics, international development, energy policy and 15 more skills. She is proficient in Arabic. Colleagues describe her as "Cherry Ding was a star performer in Shanghai's APCO office. She already had a strong understanding of China's energy industry and policies and we made use of that expertise in our energy sector practice. Cherry's research and writing were first rate and always focused on the actual needs of our clients as opposed to being too abstract or academic. When we faced tight deadlines, Cherry was often someone we turned to, since she was a fast and dedicated worker. On top of all those core skills, Cherry was also just a delight to have in the office, an important plus in the pressure-cooker world of consulting.", "When Cherry and I worked on a research project on Chinese National Oil Companies, she was extremely dedicated and passionate and her analytical and both Chinese and English Language skills made a difference to the quality of the outcome of the project. She is extremely good with numbers and data analysis. Her knowledge of China and its energy sector was also very useful and contributed greatly to the writing paper of the project report. I was really happy to work with her on this project.", and "Cherry was an essential member in establishing the energy and renewables practices for APCO in China. Cherry and I worked very closely to service a wider spectrum of clients from the energy sector, from global market leaders to non-profit start-ups. Cherry is a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of the global energy landscaping and was able to offer hands-on approach to help clients resolve their issues in China's evolving policy framework."