X.Q. Deng Presidential Chair Professor; Dean, School of Public Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; President, The Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai.Professor Zheng is Editor of The Asian Review of Political Economy (Springer-Nature) and Editor of China Policy Series (Routledge).Professor Zheng graduated from Peking University (BA in International Relations, 1985; MA in Political Theory, 1988) and Princeton University (MA in Political Science, 1992; PhD, 1995). He was a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Public Administration of Peking University (1988-1990); Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore (1997-2005); Professor and Research Director of the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham (2005-2008); Professor and Director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore (2008-2020). He was a Fellow of the US Social Science Research Council-MacArthur Foundation (1995-1997) and a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow (1998-2000).Professor Zheng’s main research interests are international relations, China’s foreign policy, China’s domestic transformation and its external impact. He has authored and edited some one hundred books, including more than a dozen monographs in English. He has published numerous research papers in academic journals.Professor Zheng has been selected as the Top 2% Scientists ranked by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024. Email: SPP-Dean@cuhk.edu.cn

Geng XIAO is Professor of Practice in Economics and Associate Dean (International Cooperation) of the School of Public Policy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is also a member of the Expert Group of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, a member of Expert Group of the Shenzhen Government, a member of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Council on Financial Sector Cooperation, Director and Vice-President of the Shenzhen Academy for Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Cooperation and Innovation, Chairman of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance, Editor-in-Chief of the Hong Kong International Finance Review. Xiao received a B.S. in System Sciences and Management Sciences from the University of Science and Technology of China and MA and PhD in Economics from University of California at Los Angeles. Professor Xiao’s research and practice have focused on China’s economic reform and opening, covering macroeconomics, international finance, capital market, enterprise reform and productivity, urban development, and U.S.-China relations. Over last few decades Professor Xiao has held positions in key academic, policy, regulatory, and business institutions, including Professor of Practice and Director of the Institute of Policy and Practice at the Shenzhen Finance Institute of CUHK-Shenzhen, Professor of Practice in Finance at Peking University HSBC Business School, Professor of Practice in Finance and Public Policy at the University of Hong Kong, Vice President of Fung Global Institute, Director of the Columbia University Global Center Beijing, founding Director of Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy, Senior Fellow of Brookings Institution, Head of Research and Advisor to the Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Vice President of Chinese Economists Society (USA), Visiting Scholar and Faculty Associate at Harvard Institute for International Development, Consultant of the World Bank and UNDP. Professor Xiao has also been independent director or supervisor for Midea Group, Qingdao Beer, Biokin Pharma, HSBC China, UBS China, Genesis Emerging Market Fund, Shenzhen Development Bank (now Pingan Bank), and Bank of Jinzhou. 

Zhibin Zhang is an Associate Professor (Teaching) and Assistant Dean (Education) in the School of Public Policy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Renmin University of China, and earned his PhD in Public Administration from the George Washington University. Prior to joining CUHK Shenzhen, he held academic appointments at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Flinders University in Australia.Zhibin’s research lies at the intersection of public policy, public administration, and nonprofit studies, with a particular focus on government–nonprofit relations in policymaking and governance. He is especially interested in uncovering the distinctive Chineseness in the Chinese approach of governance and public administration, and exploring its broader global implications. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Public Administration, International Review of Administrative Sciences, Administration & Society, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Voluntas. Since 2019, he has served as Associate Editor of Nonprofit Management & Leadership.A dedicated educator in the fields of public policy and public administration, Zhibin has received multiple teaching awards and commendations. He is also actively engaged in academic program development and administration. At Flinders University, he directed the Flinders–Nankai partnership program in international political economy. At Nanyang Technological University, he served as Director of the Master of Public Administration program and Deputy Director (Academic Affairs) of the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration.

Ping Huang is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean (Student Affairs) at the School of Public Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and concurrently serves as Deputy Director (Development) of the Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai - a leading think tank in South China. He is an Associate Editor for Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (SSCI, IF: 6.1) and Energy Research & Social Science (SSCI, IF: 7.4), and is a founding Associate Editor for both the Springer journal Asian Review of Political Economy and the Sage journal Transactions in Energy and Sustainability. His research encompasses sustainability transitions, innovation studies, economic geography, and energy transition. He has authored more than 50 publications in leading academic journals, including Research Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Energy Research & Social Science, Global Environmental Politics, and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.