Qian is an influential economist and business executive. She is founder and Chief-Executive-Officer of Wusawa Advisory, Inc, which provides balanced and critical advisory services to clients who need to navigate through the ever-more complex and divided geopolitical and business environments, in the age of China rising. Previously she was Managing Director of The Economist Group in Greater China, with deep knowledge of the Chinese economy and exceptional ability to bridge China and the West, with creative solutions and impressive business results. She publishes in highly regarded academic journals and business outlets, and is frequently interviewed by BBC, CNBC, NPR etc. She is also a prominent advocate for gender equality in China, and introduces cutting edge global economic research on gender, and promotes intelligent public debates reaching millions of people.
Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum. Member of Global Future Council on Geopolitics. Outstanding Women Award, China. Aspen China fellow. ISF fellow.
Qian earned her PhD in economics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and was previously a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, and received executive training from Stanford University and attended Global Leadership and Public Policy program at Harvard University.