Zheng Wu holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and has completed postdoctoral research in Management Science and Engineering. He is a supervisor of master’s students, with research expertise in the water–energy–food nexus, water rights and water markets, techno-economic analysis and management of water resources, and the value realization of ecological products. He has participated as a key researcher in six research projects at the national, provincial, or ministerial level. Over the past five years, he has published 13 CSSCI-, SSCI-, or SCI-indexed papers as the first or corresponding author and has authored two academic monographs.