An associate professor at the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong and visiting professor at School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University. She has worked with the World Bank, OECD and Tsinghua University in the past. She holds a Ph.D. in public administration and affairs and a M.S. in statistics from Virginia Tech, a M.A. in economics and a B.E. in mechanical engineering from Tsinghua University.