Dali Yang

Dali L. Yang is an American political scientist and sinologist. He is the William Claude Reavis Professor in the Department of Political Science and faculty director of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing. He was the founding Faculty Director of the UChicago Center in Beijing (2010-2016) and then Senior Advisor to the President and Provost on Global Initiatives at The University of Chicago from 2016 to 2025. He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and a member of the China Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program. He is also on the .Board of the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago.