Born in July 1965, Xu Yonglin is the Vice President and Professor of Finance of the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE). He graduated from Suzhou University, Fudan University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and obtained a Doctoral Degree in Economics. During his service at SUIBE, he held the positions of the Dean of the School of Finance and Director of the Division of Human Resources. He is also a member of the Steering Committee for Finance Programs under the Ministry of Education (MOE), of the expert panel for the appraisal of Chinese-Foreign cooperative programs and of the Steering Committee for Finance Undergraduate Programs in Shanghai.