Chen Yulu

Chen Yulu (; born November 1966) is a Chinese economist, educator, author, and politician who has been president of Nankai University since August 2022. He was vice governor of People's Bank of China from October 2015 to August 2022. He has previously held appointments in the Renmin University of China as the president.

He is a visiting professor at Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation and Columbia University. He is vice-president of All-China Youth Federation (ACYF). He is vice-chairman, deputy secretary-general and executive director of China International Finance Society.

Early life and education Chen was born in November 1966, in Gaocheng County of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with his ancestral home in Chenghai County, Guangdong.

Chen received a Bachelor of Economics with a major in finance in 1987, a Master of Economics in international finance in 1989, and a Doctor of Economics in finance in 1998, all from the Renmin University of China.

Career After his graduate studies, he taught at Renmin University between 1989 and 2010, what he was promoted to associate professor in February 1993 and to full Professor in May 1997. He served as Executive Vice-Dean of its Finance College in 1997, and five years later promoted to the Dean position. In May 2005 he was promoted to become its vice-president, he remained in that position until March 2010, when he was transferred to Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and appointed the president. After a year and half, he was transferred back to Renmin University and served as the president there, a position at vice-ministerial level. In late October 2015, the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party appointed him as deputy governor of People's Bank of China, China's central bank. He is also an adviser to the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40). In August 2022, he was appointed president of Nankai University, succeeding Cao Xuetao.

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