Dr. Lan Xue is professor and Executive Associate Dean of School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University. His teaching and research interests include public policy analysis and management, science and technology policy, and crisis management.
    Dr. Xue holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and taught at the George Washington University in the U.S. before returning back to China in 1996. He has served as a policy advisor for many Chinese government agencies and has consulted for the World Bank, APEC, IDRC，and other International organizations. He is a recipient of 2001 National Distinguished Young Scientist Award. He currently serves as a Vice President of China Association of Public Administration, Vice Chairman of the Chinese National Steering Committee for MPA Education, among others. He is also a member of the Visiting Committee to the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.