Born in January 1959, Gao Peiyong is a native of Tianjin. With a PhD in economics, he is a Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Member, research fellow, doctoral supervisor and member of the Economic Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, enjoying a special government stipend from the State Council. He started his career in October 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1993.

He won National Talent in the “Hundred Thousand Talents Project,” cultural masters, “four batches of talent,” and the national “Millions of Plan” as a leading talent in philosophy and the social sciences. He was selected by the Ministry of Education “Cross-Century Excellent Talent Training Program” and selected in the Beijing Cross-Century Outstanding Theoretical Talent 100 People Project Plan.

Gao’s areas of academic interest include fiscal and taxation theory and fiscal and taxation policy analysis. He has chaired over many important or major issues such as the National Social Science Fund Major Bidding Project, the National Social Science Fund Key Project, the National Social Science Fund Special Entrusted Project, and the National Natural Science Foundation Emergency Project. He has successively won over 20 awards, including the National Social Science Fund Project Outstanding Achievement Award, the National Teaching Achievement Award, the Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Science Research Achievement Award, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, the China Finance Society Outstanding Achievement Award, the China Taxation Institute Outstanding Achievement Award, the China International Taxation Research Institute Outstanding Achievement Award, the Renmin University of China Outstanding Achievement Award, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Excellent Decision Information Award.

1976.10–1978.02 Worker, Xinhe Shipbuilding Factory, Ministry of Communications

1978.03–1982.01 Student, Finance and Economics School, Tianjin University

1982.02–1985.01 Postgraduate, Finance and Economics School, Tianjin University

1985.01–1994.07 Teacher, Finance and Economics School, Tianjin University (as an associate professor since December 1991; as a PhD candidate at Renmin University of China since September 1991)

1991.09–1994.07 PhD student at Renmin University of China (received PhD July 1994)

1994.07–1995.12 Associate Professor, Renmin University of China

1995.12–1996.10 Deputy Director of the Training and Management Division of the Graduate School of Renmin University of China (as a professor since June 1996)

1996.10–1997.09 Director, Training and Management Division

1997.09–1998.08 Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Director of the Training and Management Division

1998.08–2001.09 Assistant to the President of the Renmin University of China, Director of the Academic Affairs Office, Renmin University of China

2001.09–2003.06 Assistant to the President of the People's University of China

2003.06–2008.09 Deputy Director, Finance and Trade Economics Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

2008.09–2010.07 Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of Finance and Trade Economics Institute

2010.07–2012.03 Director, Finance and Trade Economics Institute

2012.03–2014.09 Director, National Academy of Economic Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

2014.09–2016.12 Secretary of the Party Committee and Director, National Academy of Economic Strategy

2016.11–2018.06 Director, Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

2018.06–Present Vice President and Party Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Director, Institute of Economics

He is also a member of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, the Vice President of the Chinese Finance Association, the Vice President of the Chinese Auditing Society, the Vice President of the China Taxation Society, the Vice Chairman of the Sun Yefang Economic Science Foundation, and the Vice Chairman of the National Auditing Professional Degree Education Steering Committee. And he has done more than 20 special or part-time professorships in higher education institutions. He has served as the keynote speaker for the collective study of the Party and state leaders three times.