Xu Mingzhi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in 1951, graduated from Fudan University, and obtained his MBA degree at the University of Alabama in the U.S.A. in 1987. He has served as president of Donghua University since 2001. Xu is a senior accountant.
Professor Xu was responsible for completing a project by the National Natural Science Foundation entitled "Study of the Setup of the New Accounting System of Nationwide Public Institutions and its Policies". The project was awarded the First Prize for Advancement in Science and Technology Progress by the Ministry of Education in 1999. He also participated in the research and drafting of the book "Criteria for Public Institutions Accounting", organized by the Ministry of Finance.