Yongkun Yang, Professor, PhD in Management, graduated from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS), specializing in Agricultural Economics and Management.

He once served as the Vice Mayor of Longnan City, Gansu Province, the Deputy Director General of the Institute of Apicultural Research, CAAS, and the Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of CAAS. He is currently the Director General of the Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, CAAS, Director of the Center for Southern Economic Crops.

He has long been engaged in agricultural science and technology management and industrial economy research. He has presided over and participated in more than 20 scientific research projects such as the key scientific and technological research program of the Ministry of Finance, the national industry science and technology research, the central basic scientific research program, and programs of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

He has been awarded the second prize for scientific and technological progress both from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and China General Chamber of Commerce. In addition, He has published more than 40 academic papers, edited and co-edited 13 works and 2 monographs.