Li Wei-An is Chair Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars Programme of the Ministry of Education, China. He is also the Dean of Business School, Director of Research Center for Corporate Governance of Nankai University. Professor Li holds a Master Degree and Ph. D. in Economics from Nankai University, and Ph. D. in Business Administration, Keio University (Japan).

Prof. Li is a member of the Program Appraisal Group of Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council; and Vice-Chairman of Business Administration Education Committee, Ministry of Education. Prof. Li has written extensively on corporate governance issues in research and education for 20 years, having published over 40 articles during that time in respected academic journals. His monograph Corporate Governance was granted the highest honor in China's Economic Academic Circle—“Sun Ye-Fang Economic Science Prize” in 2002. His monograph Studies on Stability of the Shareholding System was granted as the “Excellent Book” by the 2nd Appraisal of “Jiang Yi-Wei Corporate Reform and Development Foundation.”

Prof. Li having presided the formulation of Chinese Corporate Governance Index(CCGI^NK), the Chinese Corporate Governance Principles, Chinese Corporate Governance stock index, Chinese Corporate Governance appraisal systems, and  has recently received the Award of Outstanding Contribution in Chinese Enterprise Management, the highest level award in Management area in China.

Prof. Li has also made presentations on Corporate Governance and Reforms research, practice and education at numerous forum in China, Korea and Japan. Prof. Li and his team has become an important think tank in China government’s economic reform.