Dr. Jikun Huang is Professor at School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences and Director of China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP) in Peking University, Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences - for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS), Honorary Life Member of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), and Fellow of Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). He is the president of Asian Society of Agricultural Economists and vice-president of Chinese Association of Agro-Technical Economic.

His research covers a wide range of issues on China's agricultural policy and rural development. He received Award for China’s Outstanding Youth Scientists in 2002, Outstanding Achievement Award for Overseas Returning Chinese in 2003, Fudan Prize for Eminent Contributors to Management Science in 2008, and IRRI’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 2010. He has published more than 580 journal articles, including Science, Nature and many leading journals in development economics. He is co-author of 24 books.