Dr. XUE Lan is a Cheung Kong Chair Distinguished Professor. His teaching and research interests include STI policy, crisis management, and global governance. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution. His is a member of the National Committee for Strategic Consultation and Comprehensive Review, a member of United Nations University Council, and a Co-Chair of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network (UNSDSN).

Dr. Xue received his Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 1991, and taught at the George Washington University as an assistant professor before returning to Tsinghua University in 1996. He has won many awards and prizes for his work, including Distinguished Young Scholar Award of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Fudan Distinguished Contribution Award for Management Science.