Dr Ping Zheng is the Creative Science Foundation CEO, a role that makes her responsible for providing strategic direction to ensure the foundation grows and meets its objectives. This includes identifying new opportunities and guiding relationships (both internally and externally), along with working with other directors to lead strategic development across the foundation.

Ping is well qualified as an international expert in entrepreneurship and innovation management. With MBA and PhD in Management, she has  published extensively in this research area whilst also actively engaged in the business practice. She has been a business/policy adviser for The EU European Policy Centre, and The Research Centre for China Public Sector Economy at Jilin University. Having worked as a partner and executive manager for a US-China joint venture, she had successfully developed a multi-million dollar business in China.  She is currently Reader in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Canterbury Christ Church University, and also a specialist consultant for a number of public and private companies. More information on Ping can be found on her university webpage.