Board of Directors

Gao Xiqing

Honorary Chairman

Board of Trustees, Duke University
Former Vice Chairman and President, China Investment Corporation

Gao Xiqing is the former Vice Chairman and President of the China Investment Corporation. He was Vice Chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund of China between February 2003 and 2007 and was Vice-Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) between 1999 and February 2003. He held adjunct positions at the Law Schools of Tsinghua University, University of Interna...

Liu Jingnan

Honorary Chairman

Inaugural Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University
Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering

Professor Liu Jingnan was appointed Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University in 2012. He was born in Chongqing, China, in July 1943. In July 1967, he graduated from the Geodesy Department of Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping and earned his M.S. from Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping. He became president of Wuhan University in July 2003. In 1999, he became a member of the Chinese Ac...

Feng Youmei

Honorary Chairman

Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University

Professor Feng Youmei officially became the Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University in September 2018. Prior to joining Duke Kunshan, Professor Feng served as Executive Vice President of Wuhan University and Dean of Wuhan University Medical School, China. She was formerly President of Tongji Medical University and a key member of the senior leadership team at Huazhong University of Science and...

Helen Hu

Chairman

Chief Financial Officer, Duke Kunshan University

Helen Hu is the Chief Financial Officer at Duke Kunshan University, overseeing finance, IT, and procurement. Helen joined DKU in September 2018 after working as Asia CFO for International Paper (“IP”) for 9 years with responsibilities over finance, IT, and Administration. Besides IP, in her over 20 years of professional career, Helen has also worked for a few multinational companies in progress...

Feng Cheng

Vice Chairman and Secretary General

Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations,
Duke Kunshan University

Ms. Feng Cheng is the Secretary General of Duke Kunshan University Education Development Foundation, and Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Duke Kunshan University, responsible for fundraising and alumni relations for DKU. Cheng has diverse professional experience in marketing, communication, development and policy research in both non-profit organizations and Fortune Glo...

Frances Chang

Director

Founding Investor and Executive Director, Noah Holdings
General Manager, Noah Upright
Director, Shanghai Asset Management Association

Ms. Chang has nearly 30 years of experience in fund investment and asset management. From 1989 to 2004, she served as a senior executive of Jardine Fleming Investment and Investment Trust in Taiwan, as well as the General Manager of Kwang Hua Securities Investment & Trust Co., Ltd. Trust and ABN AMRO Fund Management Co., Ltd., and was the convener of the Business Development Committee of...

Chen Jingfeng

Director

Founder and Chairman, China Yun Capital
Chairman, Dazhong Pharmaceutical Group

Mr. Chen has been in the current position since October 2017. Before, he was President of CMC Holdings. He joined Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities (Group) Co., Ltd. as deputy general manager in 1999 and became general manager in 2002. He also worked for Shanghai Centre and Dazhong Transportation Group successively. Currently, Mr. Chen also serves as the vice president of Shanghai Young Entr...

Chen Rong

Director

Executive Vice President, E Fund Management Co., Ltd

Chen Rong is the Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director of E Fund Management Co., Ltd (“E Fund”). She is responsible for finance, valuation and transfer agent business of the Company and also serves as the director of E Fund International Holdings and supervisor of E Fund Asset Management Company. Ms. Chen has over 22 years of industry experience and she joined E Fund since its i...

Cheng Xiaowei

Director

Partner and investor,
Silicon Valley Fusion Fund and Shenzhen BridgeOne Capital

Cheng Xiaowei is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist, particularly with unique practices and experiences in supporting and assisting the younger generation of entrepreneurs to achieve success. In 2014, after successfully taking his family business public through a share exchange with a listed company, Mr. Cheng Xiaowei co-founded the Fusion Fund in Silicon Valley with American partne...

Dong Qi

Director

Vice President, Beijing Jade Bird Group
Former Chairman, Jing College Education Group

Dong Qi is Vice President of Beijing Jade Bird Group since January 2008. He was also Chairman of Jing College Education Group, a subsidiary of Beijing Jade Bird Group. During his tenure of 10 years at Jing College, he was managing operations of around 100 middle schools, primary schools, and pre-schools across the country. Dong Qi received his bachelor’s degree in Chinese and MBA from ...

He Lian

Director

Finance Department Head, Wuhan University

Ms. He Lian’s career at Wuhan University began in 1998, and she has consecutively worked at the University’s various departments and colleges, including the Technology Department, Software Engineering Lab, College of Computer Science, College of Physics, and the Science and Technology Research Academy. She has been serving as the Head of the Finance Department since May 2019.

Wendy Kuran

Director

Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement:
Duke Kunshan University and China
Duke University

Wendy Kuran is Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement for Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and Duke in China. She originated the DKU role before the joint-venture independent university opened in 2014, building an integrated team in China and the US accountable for attracting philanthropic and other types of support. Donors and advisors include people and companies, p...

Catherine Lu

Director

Senior Specialist, Beijing Financial Holdings

Catherine Lu is an investor and advocator for education, culture and ESG/Impact Investment. She is the Senior Specialist to Beijing Financial Holdings to initiate ESG framework for Beijing Government, and a Chinese ESG case study scholar for Columbia University and UN. She serves as the Trustee member of Youth Patrons of Lincoln Center, leading the efforts to promote liberal arts education and ...

Ma Lin

Director

Chairman, Beijing Jufeng Finance Technology Co., Ltd.

Ms. Ma Lin is Chairman of Beijing Jufeng Finance Technology Co., Ltd. She has nearly 20 years’ experience in business administration, with a focus on strategic planning, operations management and investment. She is the Co-chairman of Center for Global Governance Studies at Renmin University of China. She also serves as Director at the Forever Nature Capital Foundation. Ms. Ma graduated from ...

Scott MacEachern

Director

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, Duke Kunshan University

Dr. Scott MacEachern is the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and a Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology at Duke Kunshan University. He received his B.A. (Honors) in Anthropology from the University of Prince Edward Island, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Calgary (1991). Before 2018, he was Professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College, where he also served ...

Linda Painan

Director

Chairperson, The Expatriate Center
Chairman, Kunshan Baida Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.

Linda Painan is a Singaporean Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist who has made a significant impact in Shanghai over the past 26 years. She is the chairperson of The Expatriate Center (TEC), not to mention a full-time volunteer, and has been recognized for her contributions with the Nomination Award for the first Hongqiao Friendship Award in 2020. She is also a member of the Hongqiao Friend...

Cindy Qiu

Director

Director and General Manager, SBCVC Pte. Ltd.

Cindy Qiu is a Director and General Manager of SBCVC Pte. Ltd. Ms. Qiu is also responsible for managing several hundred million dollars of assets for a family foundation and various trusts. Ms. Qiu was a co-founder of Starcom Products, a human resource consulting company based in New Jersey. Ms. Qiu worked for Prudential Insurance Company in New Jersey and American Insurance Group in New York a...

Sha Ye

Director

Managing Partner of Chengwei Capital
Executive Director of Guan Media

Sha Ye is the managing partner of Chengwei Capital, executive director of Guan Media. He is an active investor in internet and wireless platform, e-commerce, electric vehicle, and education. Sha has served on the board of a number of industry leaders including Sunny Optical, Youku Tudou, Hellobike, Qingting FM. He is the cofounder and provost of San Si Institute, a trustee of Shanghai Jiao T...

Vivian Wang

Director

Founding Partner, Beautiful Mind Capital
Co-founder, ABA Chemicals Corporation

Dr. Xinya Vivian Wang is the founding partner of Beautiful Mind Capital (“BMC”) and co-founder of ABA Chemicals Corporation, Board Trustee at Fudan University, Board Director at School of Medical Science of Fudan University, and Co-Chairman of Fudan University China Financier Club. Dr. Wang previously worked for Fortis Bank, Commerzbank, and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; she also worked as ...

Yang Feng

Director

Chairman, Kunshan Venture Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Mr. Yang Feng has served as Chairman of the Kunshan Venture Holding Group Co., Ltd. since 2019. He once served as Vice Manager of the Business Development Department at the Jiangsu International Business Center Shanghai Development Ltd. Starting in 2006, he worked at the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Kunshan Huaqiao Economic Development Zone and served as the Director of the bureau from 20...

Zhu Yedong

Director

Chairman, Beijing Sinodata Tech Co., Ltd.

Mr. Zhu Yedong is the Chairman and Founder of Beijing Sinodata Tech Co., Ltd. Sinodata is a leading domestic FinTech integrated service provider and a leading FinTech listed company, successfully listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on February 28, 2012 (stock code: 002657). It is one of the “Top 10 Leading Enterprises in China’s Software and Information Services Industry,” “Key Software Enter...

Grace Ma

Supervisor

Audit Director, Duke Kunshan University

Grace Ma is the Audit Director for Duke Kunshan University (DKU). She is accountable for helping DKU accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined and collaborative approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, information technology controls, business process design, compliance requirements and governance processes; She is also acco...

Gao Xiqing

Honorary Chairman

Board of Trustees, Duke University

Advisory Board, Duke Kunshan University

Former Vice Chairman and President, China Investment Corporation

Hongtian Professor of Law, University of International Business and Economics

Liu Jingnan

Honorary Chairman

Inaugural Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University

Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering

Feng Youmei

Honorary Chairman

Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University

Helen Hu

Chairman

Chief Financial Officer, Duke Kunshan University

Feng Cheng

Vice Chairman and Secretary General

Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Duke Kunshan University

Frances Chang

Director

Founding Investor, Noah Holdings

Chang Xiaolin

Director

Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, Duke Kunshan University

Chen Jingfeng

Director

Founder and Chairman, China Yun Capital
Chairman, Dazhong Pharmaceutical Group

Dong Qi

Director

Vice President, Beijing Jade Bird Group
Former Chairman, Jing College Education Group

Guo Tingting

Director

Chairman of Beijing Times Films Co., Ltd.
Founder and President, YI MING Foundation

He Lian

Director

Finance Department Head, Wuhan University

Wendy Kuran

Director

Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, Duke University

Lu Ang

Director

Director, China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd.

Director, Guardian Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

Catherine Lu

Director

Senior Specialist, Beijing Financial Holdings

Ma Lin

Director

Chairman, Beijing Jufeng Finance Co., Ltd

Scott MacEachern

Director

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Duke Kunshan University

Cindy Qiu

Director

Director and General Manager, SBCVC Pte. Ltd.

Shu Ming

Director

Partner, Lingfeng Capital

Sun Dongping

Director

Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of D&J

Wang Peng

Director

Co-Founder and CEO, Synear Food

Vivian Wang

Director

Founding Partner, Beautiful Mind Capital

Yang Feng

Director

Chairman, Kunshan Venture Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Zhu Yedong

Director

Director Chairman, Beijing Sinodata Tech Co., Ltd.

Li Hui

Supervisor

Senior Advisor to Chancellors for Partner and External Relations, Duke Kunshan University

Grace Ma

Supervisor

Audit Director, Duke Kunshan University

Christy Wang

Supervisor

Director of Chancellor’s office, Duke Kunshan University

Contact Us

Phone

0512-36657345

Email

development@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Address

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Jiangsu Province, China

Office Hours

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