北京大学光华管理学院
Li Yining has spent his entire academic career at his alma mater Peking University. He formerly served as the dean of the Guanghua School of Management, the university's business school, and is now professor and dean emeritus of the school. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was the doctoral advisor of Li Keqiang and the advisor for the master thesis of Li Yuanchao. They co-authored the book "Strategic Choices for Prosperity" (). In 2013 Li Keqiang became the Premier of China and Li Yuanchao became the Vice President. His other students include Lu Hao, Governor of Heilongjiang province and a former Vice Mayor of Beijing, Meng Xiaosu, CEO of China Real Estate Development Group, and Gong Fangxiong, CEO of JPMorgan Chase Bank China Region.