David Q. Pan

David's career has crossed over entrepreneurship and academics. He worked in four companies in the IT industry (1994-2004), serving as an Engineer, Director of R&D, VP, CEO, and Chairman. He was granted various awards for scientific and technological innovation.

From 2004 to 2014, he served as Director of the Development Office of the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SEM). He was in charge of activities of Tsinghua SEM's Advisory Board, which consists of top executives of the world's largest corporations and top Chinese government officials. He also has taught courses including Managerial Economics, Corporate Governance, FDI, and MIS, and has conducted research in the areas of corporate governance, corporate development, and Chinese economic history. Since 2013, he had served as Executive Director of the Schwarzman Scholars program and then has been the Executive Dean of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University.

David received a BE in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Tsinghua University in 1985. He then studied a Master's in Economics and Ph.D. in Finance (1985- 1990) at Tsinghua SEM, before earning a Master of Science from Stanford University (1993). He is appointed as the "Jingshi Distinguished Professor".