Fan Gang

Fan Gang (; born in 1953) is one of China's most prominent economists and one of China's most active reform advocates. He is currently based in Beijing, serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and at the Peking University HSBC Business School, as well as the director of China's National Economic Research Institute (NERI). He is also the Secretary-General of the China Reform Foundation.

Biography Dr. Fan serves as an advisor to numerous organizations, including the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China. He is a well-respected expert in the macroeconomics of long-term development, international trade and currency, foreign relations and China's regional integration within Asia.

Publications Dr. Fan has written over 100 academic papers, over 200 articles for magazines and newspapers worldwide along with eight books on macroeconomics and the economics of transition. He now regularly writes a monthly series called "Enter the Dragon" exclusively for the public-benefit corporation Project Syndicate. In "Enter the Dragon," Dr. Fan examines the trends that are shaping China's economy – and spells out what they mean for the rest of the world.

Notable positions and achievements

Source: Secretary-general, China Reform Foundation President, China Development Institute Professor, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Professor, Peking University HSBC Business School Member, Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of China Member, Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Center for Monetary Policy Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China Advisor, State Foreign Exchange Administration of China International Advisor, Center for International Development, Harvard University Non-Executive Director, Ping An Insurance Company of China, Ltd. Fellow of the World Economic Forum (since 1994) Fellow of the Chinese Economist Society (USA; since 1993) Consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Social and Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

2008 Dr. Fan Gang ranked 33rd in the "World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by both Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines.

1995 Dr Fan Gang awarded 'Global Leader for Tomorrow' by the World Economic Forum in Davos.