The Tsinghua SEM Advisory Board was established in October 2000, consisting of over 60 distinguished Chinese and foreign board members who are leading entrepreneurs, business school deans, thought leaders with significant global influence, and Chinese government officials for economic and financial affairs. ZHU Rongji, the founding dean of Tsinghua SEM, is the Honorary Chairman. The Tsinghua SEM Advisory Board provides strategic direction and advises on the school’s plans and positioning, builds strong linkages and relevance to needs of industry, and promotes teaching and research excellence so as to advance Tsinghua SEM as a world-class institution of higher education. The current Chairman of the Board is David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the Carlyle Group. Vice Chairman is QIU Yong, President of Tsinghua University.