Dr. Guoen Liu, born in 1957, was appointed as our Independent Non-executive Director on 3 September 2010.
Dr. Liu currently serves as Peking University BOYA Distinguished Professor of Economics, Dean of Peking University Institute for Global Health and Development, MOE Yangtze River Scholar professor of economics at the Peking University National School of Development. From 2000 to 2006, Dr. Liu was tenured associate professor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Liu was assistant professor of University of Southern California. Dr. Liu also serves as editor or a member of the editorial board in various periodic in the field of pharmaceutical economics.
From February 2021 to July 2024, Dr. Liu was an independent director of SciClone Pharmaceuticals (Holdings) Limited (a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 06600) and the listing of its shares was withdrawn with effect from 5 July 2024). Dr. Liu is currently an independent director of YunnanBaiyao Group Co., Ltd. (a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 00538)).
Dr. Liu received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Southwestern University for Nationalities in 1981, his master's degree in statistics from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in 1985, his Ph.D. in economics from the City University of New York in 1991, and post-doctoral training in health economics from Harvard University in 1994.