Independent Director of the Bank since July 2022. Mr. E Weinan is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor of School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University, Professor of School of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Applied Mathematics of Princeton University of the United States, and joint director of the National Engineering Laboratory of Big Data Analysis and Applied Technology. He is also Director of Beijing Institute of Big Data Research, and Dean of the School of Data Science, University of Science and Technology of China. He once served as a faculty member of Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University of the United States from 1991 to 1994, Associate Professor and Professor of Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University from 1994 to 1999, Professor of School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, and Chair Professor of the Cheung Kong Scholars Program from 2000 to 2019.
He has concurrently served as Chief Scientist of Beijing Zhijian Moqi Technology Co., Ltd. since 2016, and Director and Chief Scientific Advisor of Beijing Shenshi Technology Co., Ltd. since 2018. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1982, master’s degree from Computing Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1985, doctor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989, and a postdoctoral degree from Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University in 1991.