Dr. Wang Yuanfeng is a Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University, China. He is an adjunct professor at Tongji University, also a mentor for the global leadership programme of Stephen Schwarzman college at Tsinghua University.
Dr. Wang is a member of the academic committee of International Financial Forum(IFF), vice chairman of the Chinese Association of Development Strategy Studies(CADSS) and Chairman of the Social Strategy Committee of the CADSS, and chairman of the Sustainable Civil Engineering Committee of the Chinese Society for Urban Studies. He has served a member of the China Highway Society .
Dr. Wang has served as deputy director of the Central Research Office and vice director of the Department of Political Participation of the Jiusan Society (one of the eight political parties in China), and associate dean of Institute of Science and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, he is one of the central committee members of the Jiusan Society, member of the 11th Beijing People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the special procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
Dr. Wang was the executive chairman of the 559th Xiangshan Science Conference which is a very influential strategic science conference in China, with the theme Challenge and Technology Path for the Sustainable Development of Civil Engineering and the S42 Xiangshan Science Conference, with the theme The Internet and the Future Education. In addition, he was also the executive chairman of the 599th Xiangshan Science Conference with the theme Improving Science and Technology Assessment, and Boosting Innovation-driven Development. He served as the committee member of 5 China’s national code committees.
Dr. Wang is also a writer and poet, and he has published two novels describing young Chinese intellectuals’ life and thinking in 1995 and 2002, respectively. He has published a poetry anthology, “The Trumpets in Storm”, in 2014. He frequently writes comment articles on science, education, sustainability, economy as well as world affairs for some influential Chinese newspapers. He has published more than 200 articles in newspapers such as the People’s Daily in China and United Morning Post in Singapore. The articles are widely quoted and reprinted by the People's Daily, Xinhuanet.com, UN website, New York Times, and other famous websites from domestic and abroad.