Xu Yongguang is the Former President of the Narada Foundation, Guest Researcher of Counselor Office of the State Council and a member of the Advisory Board of the UNDP SDG Financing Platform. He was a member of the Ninth and Tenth National Committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)   

Mr. Xu founded the China Youth Development Foundation after he resigned from head of the Organization Department under the Central Committee of the China Communist Youth League in 1988. The Project Hope founded by him has been developed and recognized as the most influential philanthropic brand in China. In 2007, he co-founded the Narada Foundation with a mission to foster civil society and promote the development and social innovation of the philanthropy sector.

Mr. Xu is a renowned thinker and practitioner with over 30 years’ experience in philanthropy and non-profit sector. He has made tremendous contribution to the theoretical and practical research on NGO development, social enterprises and impact investing. He is the Chief Editor of China's Third Sector Study Series and the author of Inquiry of the world—Project Hope in Xu Yongguang’s eyes and Social Enterprises, Where Philanthropy Meets Business.