Liu Qian is an influential economist and business executive. She is Founder and CEO of Wusawa Advisory, which provides balanced and critical advisory services to clients who need to navigate through an ever-more complex and divided geopolitical and business environment, and is dedicated to promoting global understanding for a balanced and sustainable future.
She was formerly the Managing Director of The Economist Group in greater China, with overall responsibility for the group’s business for 8 years. Qian understands both China and the West, and has shown exceptional ability to bridge the two in the age of China rising and new globalization.
Previously, Qian headed the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Economics Unit and China research, and chaired internal review with the European Securities and Market Authority. As an economist, Qian has deep knowledge of Chinese economy, publishes in highly regarded academic journals and business including Oxford Economic Papers, Project Syndicate, The Economist World in, and is frequently interviewed by BBC, CNBC, NPR, etc.
Qian is also a prominent advocate for gender equality, and celebrated author of the book
Qian was born and grew up in China, earned her PhD in economics from Uppsala
University, Sweden, and was previously a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, and received business executive leadership training from Stanford University and attended Global Leadership and Public Policy program at Harvard University.
