• March 1992: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan

• March 1989: Master in Mechanical Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan

• July 1985: Bachelor, Jilin University of Technology, China

• May 2013 - now: Professor of School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University; Director of Tsinghua Automotive Strategy Research Institute (TASRI)

• November 2006 – April 2013: Vice President of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and President of Geely Automotive Research Institute, Executive Director of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), President of Zhejiang Automotive Engineering Institute, Board Chairman of Australia DSI Holdings Pty. Limited (December 2009 – February 2012), Board Director of British Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc (November 2008 – November 2009)

• April 2004 – September 2006: Vice President and R&D General Manager of Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co., Ltd., Assistant President of Brilliance Auto Group, Board Director of 5 enterprises (including BMW Brilliance JV Corporation) and also Chairman of the Board of Shanghai Hanfeng Auto Design Company

• April 1997 – March 2004: Various Positions at Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler of USA (Product Engineer, Engineering Specialist, Senior Engineering Specialist, and Research Executive of Technical Affairs)

• May 1994 – March 1997: Post Doctor and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, Wayne State University, USA

• July 1993 – April 1994: Researcher Fellow, Imperial College of Science and Engineering, London, UK

• April 1992 – June 1993: Post Doctor of Mechanical Engineering Department, Hiroshima University, Japan

• Product Creation Systems Engineering, Spring Semester

• Modern Enterprise Management Practice, Fall Semester

Automotive industry development

Business operation and management

Technology development roadmaps, etc.

Professional Activities

• Ÿ Honorable Lifetime President of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (FISITA)

• Ÿ Fellow of FISITA Academy of Technical Leadership

• Ÿ Fellow of SAE International

• Ÿ Vice President & Fellow of China-SAE

• Ÿ Vice President of China Automotive Talents Society (CATS)

• Ÿ Director of the Technical Management Committee of China-SAE, Convener of CTO Summit

• Ÿ Chairman of the Digitalization and Smart Manufacturing Committee of China-SAE

• Ÿ Chairman of the Automotive Technology Expert Committee of China Machine Press

• Ÿ Vice Chairman of the Expert Committee of Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap

• Ÿ Member of International Technology Advisory Committee (iTAC), China-SAE

• Ÿ Member of the Technology Expert Committee of the National New Energy Vehicle Technology Innovation Center (NEVC)

• Ÿ Member of the Expert Committee of the China Industry Innovation Alliance for the Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (CAICV)

• Ÿ Member of the China Automotive Industry Think-Tank of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers

• Ÿ Member of the Government Think-Tank Expert Committee of the Chinese Automotive Technology & Research Centre (CATARC)

• Ÿ Member of the Expert Committee of “Automotive Think-Tank” of China Automotive News

• Ÿ Advisory Fellow, China Institute for Science and Technology Policy at Tsinghua University (CISTP)

• Ÿ Member of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University

• Ÿ Member of the Industrial Transformation Advisory Committee of the Institute of Internet Industry, Tsinghua University

• Ÿ Member of the Strategic Steering Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University

• Ÿ Member of the Assessment Group of the “Young Top Talents Initiative”

• Ÿ Member of the Assessment Group for the Chang Jiang Scholars Program

• Ÿ Member of the Assessment Group for China Machine Industry Science & Technology Award

• Ÿ Member of the Assessment Group for China-SAE Science and Technology Award

• Ÿ Independent Director of several companies

• Ÿ Chief Strategic Advisor for multiple local government and enterprises

Editorial Board of Scholarly Journals

• Ÿ Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Automotive Innovation (English journal of China-SAE) (2017-)

• Ÿ Editorial Board of Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy (2010- )

• Ÿ Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Automotive Engineering (2010- )

• Ÿ Vice Chairman of Editorial Board of Auto Manufacturing Engineers (2013- )

• Ÿ Editorial Board of China Automotive Industry Yearbook (2017- )

• Ÿ Editorial Board of Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering (2014- )

• Ÿ Editorial Board of the Journal of Sustainable Mobility (2014- )