She was born in Hong Kong to Chinese parents who had escaped from the turmoil of the early years of the PRC; subsequently the family emigrated to the United States. She attended U.C. Berkeley, Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs, and Harvard Business School (1995). After working for two investments banks, she became a hedge fund partner and a trader in credit derivatives. In 2007-2008 she was a visiting professor at Peking University. She also taught at Pace University from 2006-2007. From 2010 to 2012 she was a Senior Fellow at Demos, where she worked on issues of financial regulation and U.S. China relations.[1]
