Tian Xuan, appointed as Dean of Peking University Guanghua School of Management

China Securities Journal reporter April 5 inquiry of the Peking University Guanghua School of Management website found that Tian Xuan, a Boya Distinguished Professor at Peking University, serves as the dean of the Peking University Guanghua School of Management.

Image source: Peking University Guanghua School of Management website

The Peking University Guanghua School of Management website shows that Tian Xuan, dean of the Peking University Guanghua School of Management and a Boya Distinguished Professor, is a member of the 14th National People’s Congress, a Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education “Changjiang Scholars” (2016), a recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund (2018) and the first batch of continued funding (2024), and the winner of the Fudan Management Outstanding Contribution Award. Her research fields include China’s economy, corporate finance, and venture capital.

Tian Xuan’s research results have been published multiple times in top domestic and international academic journals such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, “Economic Research” and “Management World,” as well as in mainstream media such as People’s Daily, Guangming Daily, and Economic Daily. She has been selected multiple times for lists including Clarivate’s “Global Highly Cited Researchers,” Elsevier’s “China Highly Cited Scholars,” and Stanford Global Top 2% “Lifetime Science Impact” and “Annual Science Impact” rankings.

Tian Xuan has previously served as a member of the first Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ChiNext Listed Companies Review Committee and the Mergers and Acquisitions Restructuring Committee. She was also a member of the sixth China Securities Regulatory Commission Mergers and Acquisitions Restructuring Committee. She has participated multiple times in symposiums on economic conditions hosted by central leaders, and many internal reference report submissions received instructions and approvals from central leaders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Peking University, a master’s degree in economics from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. in finance from Boston College.

The Peking University Guanghua School of Management website shows that Tian Xuan, in her message from the dean, stated: Standing at a new historical starting point, all Guanghua people will continue to strive in the following three areas and write a new chapter of brilliance together:

Education-oriented, forging the soul and establishing the mind. Guanghua will remain true to the original aspiration of fostering virtue and nurturing talent, cultivate spiritual roots and bonds through a sense of home-country spirit, broaden the horizons of understanding with a global perspective, and integrate humanistic grounding, academic character, innovative wisdom, and technological ethics. She will cultivate leaders who deeply understand management and guide business civilization, with both humanistic care and forward-looking vision.

Scholarly inquiry as the foundation, expanding the boundaries and seeking truth. Guanghua will make expanding the boundaries of knowledge the basis for standing firm, integrate intelligent technologies with the academic frontiers of business and management studies, and root itself in China’s practical efforts to pursue original insights. By gathering global talent and nurturing together in a balanced manner, it will forge a top-tier faculty team, strengthening the school’s development foundation through depth of thought and novelty of knowledge.

Serving the world with responsibility, applying what is learned for the long term. Guanghua will closely align with the nation’s major strategic needs, providing theoretical support for policy formulation through rigorous scholarship, responding to the demands of the times—such as the digital economy and intelligent governance—with business-school wisdom, and empowering the modernization of national governance and high-quality social development.

The future is already here. In the journey of Peking University aiming to sprint toward the front ranks of world-class universities as a whole, the Guanghua School of Management will carry forward the strengths of Yan Yuan, build upon more than 40 years of past glory, and anchor its goal of becoming a world-class business school with Chinese characteristics. With upholding the right path and innovating, and pursuing excellence, it will educate people through ideas and take responsibility through hands-on execution, writing a brand-new chapter for the development of China’s business studies and national rejuvenation.

Image source: Peking University Guanghua School of Management website

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