The Board of Trustees is Duke Kunshan University’s highest authority. It is vested with the power to govern and set policies at the university in accordance with the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China and the university’s Articles of Association (AOA) and Cooperative Education Agreement (CEA).
The board oversees strategic planning, maintains fiduciary duties and is responsible for ensuring the university’s operations are consistent with Chinese laws and regulations, the AOA and the CEA.
In addition, the board is responsible for advancing the mission of, and providing strategic direction to, Duke Kunshan; oversight of financial resources and other assets; selection and regular evaluation of the chancellor and executive vice chancellor; and approval of all policies and procedures.
Trustees:
Sally Kornbluth (chair)
Provost, Duke University
Qizhu Tang (vice chair)
Vice president, Wuhan University
Liyan Chen (vice chair)
Deputy Secretary, CPC Kunshan Municipal Committee
Mayor, Kunshan Municipal People’s Government
Jennifer Francis
Executive vice provost, Duke University
Thomas M. Gorrie
T.M. Gorrie & Associates
Shaodong Zhang
Dean, College of Undergraduate Education, Wuhan University
Jun Xu
Deputy director, Duke Kunshan University Development and Promotion Center, Kunshan Municipal Government
Youmei Feng (ex-officio)
Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University
Alfred H. Bloom (ex-officio)
Executive vice chancellor, Duke Kunshan University
Julie Barker (ex-officio; board secretary)
Executive director, Duke Office of DKU Relations, Duke University
James Dobbins III (ex-officio)
Strategic advisor to the provost on DKU, Duke University
Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics, Duke University
Xiaoshu Li (ex-officio)
Director, Office of International Affairs, Wuhan University
Director, Office of Duke Kunshan University Affairs, Wuhan University
William Winner (ex-officio)
Professor of Environmental Science, Duke Kunshan University
Chair of the Faculty Assembly, Duke Kunshan University
