LU Jun joins the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center during the 2013-2014 academic year from the School of Government of Peking University where he serves as a full professor.

His research interests include urban and regional economics in China; international comparative studies of the spatial distribution of local public goods; and the developmental trends of local public finance. During his time at Shorenstein APARC, Lu Jun will do a comparative research between USA and China of how to eliminate the spatial mismatch effect of local public goods in the metropolitan area. In the meantime, he will collect valuable research materials for his forthcoming textbook of Local Government Economics.

Lu is director of Urban and Regional Management Department of School of Government, Peking University, vice director of Center for Chinese Urban and Regional Study and research fellow of Institute of Capital Development of Peking University. He is the anonymous referee of publication of Comparative Economic & Social Systems, European Studies and World Economics in China.

Other authored books by Lu include The Evolution of Urban External Space and Regional Economy（2002), Fiscal and Financial Policy Instruments in Regional development (2004). He is also the first author of Tax Competition and Regional Urbanization – An Example of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province（2010）and Transformation & Redevelopment of Old Urban Industrial Areas（2011), Study on World cities（2011), and co-author of Spatial Agglomeration of Manufacturing Industry in Beijing Metropolitan Area（2011).

Lu Jun holds a PHD in Urban Economics from Nankai University and an MA in Real Estate Economics from Capital University of Economics and Business, and a postdoctoral researcher of the department of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University.

Wei Wang is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  She has worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for 18 years. Currently, she is the Deputy General Manager of the Corporate Banking Deptartment II of ICBC's head office and a member of both the Senior Credit Review Committee and Senior INvestment Review Committee.  Wang holds a certification of Certified Public Accountants, received her master's degree in industrial management engineering from the Harbin Institute Technology of China, and an IMBA degree from the University of Hong Kong.

Tun Wang is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  Wang has worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for 17 years.  Currently, he is the deputy head of the Global Market Department in the head office in Beijing.  He received his bachelor's degree in Electronics and IT Systems from Ocean University of China and his master's degree in Finance from the Graduate School of People's Bank of China. His work experience and research activities focus on financial market trading business.

Huihong Cai is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  Cai has worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for 17 years - participating in a majority of the projects of IT infrastructure construction such as the project of Data Consolidation and the project of Recovery Data Center Construction.  Currently, he is the Section Chief of the System Management Division of the IT Department at ICBC's head office in Beijing.  Previously, he worked in other divisions & branches and served as the Deputy Mayor of Wanyuan in the Sichuan Province for one year. Cai received his bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering form Zhejiang University and his MBA from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE).

Chunquan Liu is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow with the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  He has over 20 years of work experience in China's energy industry.  In 2005, he established the Beijing Petrochemical Engineering Company (BPEC), which later became part of the Yanchang Petroleum Group Company (YCPC) in 2010.   As the engineering and technology subsidiary of YCPC, BPEC plays an important role in the group's strategic plan, new technology development and innovation, engineering design, and project mangement.  Currently, he serves as the CEO of BPEC.

While at Shorenstein APARC, Liu will research 1) international advanced technology, know-how and best practices; 2) how to find the right solution integrated with heavy oil, coal and gas suitable for China's energy structure and situation; and 3) how to make the significant improvement on the energy efficiency and emission reduction.

Liu received his bachelor's degree from China Petroleum University, his master's degree (EMBA) from Peking University and his master's degree in environmental technology from Tsinghua University.

Katsunori Komeda is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  Komeda has been working at Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan's major trading and investment conglomerates.  Komeda has approximately 10 years of experience in business development in the cinema and broadcasting business.  Komeda graduated for The University of Tokyo with a bachelor's degree in economics.

Kensuke Itoh is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  Itoh has over eight years of experience in the information technology arena at Sumitomo Corporation, one of the major trading and investment conglomerates in Japan, and its subsidiaries.  His experience in the IT industry includes sales, strategy planning, M&A process and administration.  While at Stanford, Itoh is researching the difference in the profitability and structure of IT businesses between the United States and Japan.  Itoh is interested in applying his knowledge gained here to his work and overall helping to revise the economy in Asia.  Itoh graduated from the Graduate School of Energy Science at Kyoto University with a degree in energy science and technology. 

Tetsuo Ishiai is a corporate affilaite visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2013-14.  He started his career in 1990 as a hardware engineer for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.  Ishiai has been engaged in designing and developing hardware components for several server computers and communication systems, as well as managing hardware development teams.  His products include circuit boards for hardware sorting engines and small business computers.  He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a BS in electrical engineering and electronics.

Yanling (Linda) HE joins the Walter H.Shorentein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) during the 2013-14 academic year from Sun Yat-sen University, where she serves as Professor at the School of Government, and Co-Director of the Center for Chinese Public Administration Research (CCPAR).

Her research interests encompass topics of urban governance, Chinese political and administrative reform, and civil society development in China. During her time at Shorenstein APARC, Yanling will participate in a comparative study of social stability during China’s urbanization process.

Yanling is currently the co-director of the Center for Chinese Public Administration Research (CCPAR) at Sun Yat-sen University, which is strongly supported by the Ministry of Education and is the leading research center in development for public administration in China. Yanling also serves as one the chief-editors with the Journal of Public Administration, China. She is actively involved with the community as a public policy consultant in a number of local governments across China.

Yanling has a multi-disciplinary educational background: holding a PhD in Sociology; a MA in Public Administration; and a BA in Philosophy.