Before joining Zhejiang University as a full-time professor in May 2014, Dr. Ben served in financial services firms like ABN AMRO, HSBC and lastly JP Morgan Chase as CEO, JP Morgan Chase Bank (China) Co Ltd.
Dr. Ben is well-trusted advisor to public and private organizations. He is Joint Chairman of Zhejiang Association of Internet Finance; Executive Director, International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China; Counselor to Zhejiang Provincial Government and a member of Standing Committee & Vice Chairman of its Economic Commission of Zhejiang CPPCC. He is also a non-executive board director of leading companies including China International Capital Corporation, Tsingtao Brewery and Bank of Ningbo.
A well-sought-after speaker at home and abroad, Dr. Ben has published many articles and books in fintech and international finance, including In Pursuit of Presence & Prominence - Chinese Banks Going Global (Zhejiang University Press and Springer 2018).
Dr. Ben has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tsinghua University, a Master’s degree in management from Renmin University of China and Ph.D. degree in Economics from Purdue University, USA.
His research areas include: International Finance, New Finance (Internet Finance, FinTech, Entrepreneurial Finance), Global Business.