Zheng Lu

Zheng (Vincent) Lu is a versatile professional with experience in both the public and private sectors. Currently, he leads the strategic research team in the Healthcare and Senior care sector of the China Life Insurance Company. Prior to that, he was a consultant of Budget and Strategy, Infrastructure Finance, and Transport divisions at the World Bank. He also worked at Deloitte as a senior auditor, covering various industries from real estate, construction, aerospace, electronics, to healthcare. 

Zheng joined CBIPS as an adjunct associate research scientist in November 2012 and worked on a range of research topics in CBIPS including Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), infrastructure project finance, and regional economics. During his doctoral studies, Zheng worked as a research assistant in both the ACTION laboratory at Columbia University and the Public-Private Partnership laboratory at Tsinghua University. He advised the National Development and Reform Commission (NCRC) of China and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MoT) on Infrastructure REITs and PPP Asset-Backed Securities topics, including the assessment of the pilot batches of Infrastructure REITs and PPP ABS listings in China. 

Zheng holds a Masters degree in Management Science & Engineering and a Ph.D. in Construction Management from Columbia University in the City of New York. He is a CFA® Charterholder and ASCE member.