Zhang Yansheng
Secretary-General, Academic Committee, National Development and Reform Commission, China

Zhang Yansheng is currently Secretary-general, researcher, and Ph. D. supervisor of the Academic Committee of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). He is also a part-time professor at Peking University,Renmin University of China, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is mainly engaged in fields of international finance and international trade. He has published over 20 Chinese and English books (including co-authored books), and more than 300 academic dissertations. He has been awarded “Sun Yefang Prize of Economics Publication”, first prize of Beijing Municipal Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Works, 1977-1991 Outstanding Works Prize of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), first prize of Outstanding Research Achievement of National Development and Reform Commission (Science and Technology Progress Award), and China Development and Research Prize; he also presided over the 9th collective study session of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on November 29, 2008.