Li Ming received his Ph.D. in management from Xi'an Jiaotong University. From 1982 to 1992, Dr. Li Ming was a Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Social Science at Xi'an Jiaotong University. From 1992 to 2013, Dr. Li served in an array of key positions in the government of Shenzhen Municipality, including Vice Mayor and Director of the Public Security Bureau.

From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Li was the Chairman of University Council of the Southern University of Science and Technology.

In May 2016, the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation (ICHEI-SHENZHEN) appointed him as a Director.