Li Yuanyang, male, Han nationality. He studied at the Jilin Institute of Finance and Trade and ultimately received his doctorate from Beijing University.
Li's varied career has spanned both education and finance. He began his career as lecturer at the Jilin Supply and Marketing School. He then spent a four years as deputy personnel section chief of the Research Institute of the China Science and Technology Development Academy. He then became director of Jun'an Securities, in charge of administrative management and investment affairs and coordination of operations and venture controls in business outlets. In 2000, he was named general manager of Founder Investment, a subsidiary of Beijing University Founder Group Corporation.