Meng, the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Data Science Review, is well known for his depth and breadth in research, his innovation and passion in pedagogy, his vision and effectiveness in administration, as well as for his engaging and entertaining style as a speaker and writer. Meng was named the best statistician under the age of 40 by Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies in 2001, and received many honors for his over 150 publications in at least a dozen theoretical and methodological areas, as well as in areas of pedagogy and professional development. He is the author of "The XL-Files," a thought-provoking and entertaining column. Meng received his BS in mathematics from Fudan University in 1982 and his PhD in statistics from Harvard in 1990. He taught at the University of Chicago (1991-2001) before returning to Harvard, where he served as the Chair of the Department of Statistics (2004-2012) and the Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2012-2017).