Jianhua Zhang holds a Ph.D. in Management, is a Research Professor, and a Doctoral Supervisor, and an expert recipient of the State Council Special Government Allowance. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Research Center for Financial Development and RegTech at the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University, Editor-in-Chief of Tsinghua Financial Review，and Counselor to the People's Bank of China(PBC).

Previously, he held positions including Director-General of the Research Bureau of the PBC, President of PBOC Hangzhou Central Sub-branch and Director of Zhejiang Provincial Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, President of Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, and President of Huaxia Bank. With profound theoretical expertise and extensive practical experience, he specializes in fields such as financial regulation, digital finance, monetary policy, and the operational management of commercial banks.