Born in 1948. Mr. Zhou graduated from Beijing Chemical Engineering Institute in 1975, and obtained Ph.D from Tsinghua University in 1985, majoring in systems engineering.
Mr. Zhou published more than one hundred research papers and more than ten books at home and abroad. The research topic "General Quantitative Analysis in China 2000" won the first prize for State Science and Technology Development. The thesis "Reestablishing the Relationship between Enterprises and Banks" won "Sun Yefang Economics Prize" in 1994, and the book "On the Way to Opening Economy" won "An Zijie International Trade Work Prize". In 1997, the thesis "Social Security: System Reform and Suggestion" won "Sun Yefang Economics Prize".
Nov.1986-Sep.1991 Commission Member of the State Commission for Restructuring Economic System
Dec.1986-Dec.1989 Assistant Minister of Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Sep.1991-Sep.1995 Deputy Governor of Bank of China
Oct.1995-Feb.1998 Director General of State Administration of Foreign Exchange
Oct.1996-Feb.1998 Deputy Governor of People's Bank of China
Feb.1998-Feb.2000 President of China Construction Bank
Feb.2000- Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission
(china.org.cn June 11, 2002)