Dr. Weijiong Zhang is Professor of Strategy and the Director of the Centre for Chinese Private Enterprises at CEIBS. From 2005 to March 2025, Prof. Zhang has served as Vice President and Co-Dean of CEIBS. Prior to joining CEIBS, he held the roles of Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the Management School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Dr. Zhang received his MSc in Marketing and his Ph.D. in strategy from the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His bachelor's degree is from the Department of Power Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Dr. Zhang's research has been published in Management Engineering, the Journal of Asian Business, the Journal of Pacific Affairs, Shanghai Management Science and the Journal of Advertising Research. His current research is focused on Chinese private enterprises, business environmental uncertainty and strategy, and internal price transfers.