Gao once served as deputy director of the Financing Planning Department of Beijing Metro Group Co., Ltd..[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1996, and entered the workforce in August of the same year.[2] He moved to Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd. in December 2003, becoming general manager assistant in February 2005 and deputy general manager in October 2007.[2]
Gao got involved in politics in December 2009.[2] He was appointed vice governor of Fengtai District and two years later was admitted to member of the CCP Fengtai District Committee, the district's top authority.[2] In January 2014, he became deputy director of Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, and held that office until December 2015.[2] In December 2015, he was named acting governor of Shunyi District, confirmed in January 2016.[2][3] He rose to become party secretary, the top political position in the district, in April 2018.[2] He was appointed vice mayor of Beijing in January 2023, although he remained party secretary of Shunyi District until March 2023.
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.