Li Zhijun

Research fellow and editor-in-chief of Management World Magazine, Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC)

Li was born in the city of Rizhao, Shandong province, in April 1965. He has a PhD in economics and has a State Council special stipend. He is vice-president of the Chinese Society of Technology Economics, a member of the National Development and Reform Commission’s bio-industry development advisory committee, a disaster assessment and risk prevention expert for the Social Affairs Ministry, a consultant for the Science and Technology Ministry on technology market development, a consultant for China Association for Science and Technology, a part-time professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Science Graduate School, the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, and Beijing University of Technology, as well as an editorial board member of Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics, Technology Economics, China Pharmaceutical Technology Economics & Management and Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy.

Additional education and work experience:

April 2013: "Innovation-driven development" seminar, China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong.

Mar-Apr 2012: Training class for department and bureau civil servants, Chinese Academy of Governance.

Sep 2008- Apr 2010: Deputy-head, group for studying and implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development.

Apr 2005- Present: Vice-director-general, Techno-economic Research Dept, DRC.

2003: Research fellow, Techno-economic Research Dept, DRC.

1998-2003: Associate research fellow, Techno-economic Research Dept, DRC.

Aug 1996: Techno-economic Research Dept, DRC.

Aug 1993-July 1996: Graduate school, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Quantitative & Technical Economics Dept.

Awards

State Council's special stipend.

China Development Research Award for 2013, for Research on System and Mechanism for Technical Transformation of Traditional Industries, second place

DRC excellent research report for 2011, for Suggestions on Promoting Technological Progress and Transformation and Upgrading of Medium and Small-sized Enterprises, first place