President, China Development Institute (CDI) Professor of Peking University

Professor of Economics, Peking University (PHBS) and the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Chairman, China Reform Foundation, and Director, National Economic Research Institute. He received his Ph.D in Economics from CASS on 1088. His publications include over 100 academic papers published in Chinese and English academic journals; and 12 books on Macroeconomics and Economics of transition. He is also an advisor to various departments of Chinese Central government and provincial governments; as independent member of China Monetary Policy Committee during 2006-2010 and 2015- again; as guest professor of number of universities and graduate schools; and served as economic consultant to various international organizations and played leading roles in research projects commissioned by The World Bank, ADB, UNDP, OECD, etc.  He received Docteur Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctor) from University of Auvergne, France, and Royal Road University of Canada, in 2004 and 2011 respectively, and listed as one of “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals” jointly by Foreign Policy and Prospect, in 2005 and 2008 consecutively; and listed as one of “100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy in 2010.