Dr. Chen is Dean and Professor at the Institute of Defense Economics and Management (IDEM) of the Central University of Finance and Economics in China. Dr. Chen was previously a Vice Professor at the Research Center of Defense Economy of the National Defense University and Assistant Professor at the Department of Logistics Management at the Quartermaster University. he is the Co-Chair of International Conference on Conflict Management,Peace Economics & Peace Science. Dr. Chen holds a doctorate in Defense Economics from the National Defense University, a master’s in Applied Economics from Wuhan University, and a bachelor’s in Economics from Northwest University.