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Lei Zhu

Independent Director

Ms. Zhu has served as our Independent Director since January 2025. Since July 2018, Ms. Zhu has served as a professor of Accounting at Fudan Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University, responsible for conducting research, teaching corporate finance courses, and contributing to academic initiatives. From July 2013 to July 2018, Ms. Zhu served as an associate professor of accounting at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. From July 2009 to June 2013, Ms. Zhu served as an assistant professor of Accounting at Boston University, responsible for teaching courses and contributing to academic projects. Ms. Zhu’s research involves theoretical and empirical studies of corporate finance and financial institutions, as well as the legal and regulatory framework for the financial market. Ms. Zhu received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting in Temple University in 1997, a master’s degree in Finance from Boston College in 2002, and a Ph.D. degree in Accounting from Columbia Business School in 2009.