SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) is a non-profit organization that was established in New York City in 1963, aiming at providing opportunities and fair competition for minority students to excel in the workplace. Currently, there are offices set up in New York City, London, and Shanghai. These offices help highly achieving minority students to reach their career goals by providing internships in commercial and financial fields and opportunities leading to full-time employment work.

Over two decades ago, Mr. Thomas G. Tsao, a Harvard University graduate, joined Wall Street through the SEO-USA program. In 2002, after several years of working, Tom moved to China and became the co-founder and partner of Gobi Partners (www.gobi.cn). Tom was a big beneficiary of SEO and introduced the program to China in 2006. He believed that the preeminent Chinese students should also enjoy the infinite opportunities provided by SEO.

The SEO China Mission: To support excellent young people of China to become socially responsible leaders in business&finance through providing unparalleled internship opportunities and lifelong global networks.

SEO China advocates principles of fair competition, hard work, and social responsibility to groom its interns to excel and become leaders in their communities who will give back to the next generation. The program is very selective. Students are not only chosen because of their excellent academic achievements, but more importantly because they have a social sense of responsibility and can make a difference. And every year, SEO China members would take part in SEO China Charity Group activities, for the purpose of increasing their awareness of social responsibility. Besides, SEO China has an extensive alumni network that continues to carry on the tradition of giving back to society and pass on strategies for success.