WANG Zhen, born in October 1963, serves as Executive Deputy Director of Yangtze River Delta (YRD) and Economic Belt Research Center, Executive Vice President of YRD Zero-Carbon Smart Village Coalition, Director of Brand Development Council of Inter-city Conference on YRD Economic Coordination, and doctoral supervisor in the field of regional economics. He formerly served as Vice President of SASS and Director of Information Research Institute at SASS. He concurrently serves as Deputy Director of Expert Advisory Committee of Promoting the Integration of YRD in Anhui and Zhejiang provinces.