Ning Zhang

Ning Zhang is a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University beginning Spring 2026, and an Assistant Research Fellow at the Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University. His research focuses on health policy and management, healthcare financing, and spatiotemporal epidemiology, with particular attention to integrated healthcare systems, medical insurance reform, and coordinated governance of healthcare, insurance, and pharmaceuticals in China.

Zhang earned his PhD in Public Management from Xi’an Jiaotong University, where he also completed his undergraduate studies. He was a joint PhD at the School of Public Health, Imperial College London. He has participated in more than 40 national and international research projects funded by organizations including the National Social Science Fund of China, the National Development and Reform Commission of PRC, the National Health Commission of PRC, and the World Health Organization.