Experience

Berggruen Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Global Organizational Strategy and Development

  • Nov 2023 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States • Design, develop and deploy an architecture to strengthen communication, collaboration, and operational capacities across the Institute's global centers in US, Europe and China. • Identify and spearhead cross-center projects to enhance East-West understanding and promote knowledge exchange. • Collaborate with leadership in the strategy, design and implementation of global organizational development.

• Director, Global Fellowship and China Center

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2023

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area • Direct the recruitment, selection, and research agenda of a global fellowship program, overseeing fellowship budget, MOUs, grants, and agreements. • Oversee and drive the communication, HR, and operational practices between the US center and China Center • Network with heads of state, executives of multinational companies, Nobel Prize Laureates, and thought leaders to advance the Institute’s mission.

• Associate Director, Philosophy and Culture Center

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2018

  Greater Los Angeles Area • Launched, developed, and managed the Center. • Led a team to design/implement projects, including a Fellowship Program in partnership with Harvard, Stanford, NYU, USC, Peking, and Tsinghua University, an Advisory Board formation, and an inaugural $1M prize for Philosophy and Culture. • Organized and led meetings, workshops, and conferences with stakeholders in the US, UK, and China.



Cuiling Magazine

• Executive Editor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Beijing, China • Oversee content, approve articles and set publication themes. • Set and implement editorial policies and goals.



Noema Magazine

• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor and Translator

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  • Write, edit, and proofread content. • Research, translation, and fact-checking.



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor of Record

  • Sep 2011 - May 2015

  College Park, Maryland

• Assistant Director, Graduate Studies in Interpreting and Translation

  • Sep 2012 - May 2014

  College Park, Maryland • Organized fundraising campaigns to secure scholarship funds and $2M of lab equipment. • Designed syllabus with top-tier interpreters from the UN, IMF, World Bank, and US State Department. • Organized student recruitment campaigns. • Created and proctored admission tests.



UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inward Investment and Aftercare Specialist

  • Jun 2009 - May 2011

  Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom • Drove investments and joint venture formations in renewable energies between UK and Chinese businesses. • Conducted market research and wrote client analysis reports. • Attended trade shows in UK, EU, and China to building branding for Northeast England. • Organized networking events, including the annual stakeholders’ dinner and the 2010 Shanghai Expo UK Pavilion. • Consulted with setting up businesses, registering companies, and seeking grants.