- Director of the Board, Hong Kong Institute of Science and Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Executive Director of Secretariat, Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO)
Prior to this position, he was Director General, the Bureau of International Coop (BIC), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). An English major and graduate from the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute in 1982 and a masters in business management and international policy from CCNY, US in 1987, he has worked in different posts in international relations at CAS such as Deputy Director of the Office of External Financing, CAS, Deputy Director and Director of the Office of American and Oceanian Affairs, BIC, CAS, Assistant Director, Deputy Director General and Director General of BIC, CAS. He also worked as a Second and First Secretary in the S&T Section of the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. US from 1995 to 1997. His research interests are science policy and international cooperation in science and engineering. His publications include a few articles in international SCI journals.