
Tony Saich – Ash Center Director. Tony directs a range of programs at the Harvard Kennedy School and teaches courses on comparative political institutions, democratic governance, and transitional economies with a focus on China. A former Chief Representative of the Ford Foundation in China, he also teaches and researches topics related to the development of China’s civil society and philanthropic sector.

Yunxin Li – Research Data Analyst. Yunxin is in charge of the data team and responsible for our project's data validation, analysis, and visualization. She develops the project plans, manages the project operation and oversees the overall project workflow. Yunxin received her M.S. in Business Analytics from Bentley University and a B.A. in Business Administration from Beijing Normal University.

Yutong Lu – Research Assistant. Yutong is responsible for data collection, cleaning, validation, and analysis of overall China Philanthropy data. She also helps in writing project report and updating methodology. Yutong received her Master’s degree in Global Health and Population from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Siqi Yang – Research Assistant. Siqi Yang is responsible for data collection, cleaning, validation, and analysis of overall China Philanthropy data. She also helps with writing and laying out the project report and visualizing the data. She received her Master’s degree in Publics from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design from Pratt Institute.

Edward Cunningham - Ash Center China Programs Director. Edward teaches and conducts research related to China's business/government relations, energy markets and governance, international economics and competitiveness, and China’s integration into the world. Most recently he has engaged in work on the rise of Chinese private wealth and philanthropic development.

Wanru Liu – Research Assistant. Wanru Liu is responsible for collecting, validating, and analyzing Chinese donation data. She also helps in drafting the project report and updating the methodology. She received her Master of Science degree in Global Health and Population from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Yu Yan – Research Assistant. Yu Yan is responsible for data collection, cleaning, validation, and analysis of overall China Philanthropy data. She also helps in writing project report and updating methodology. She received her Master’s degree in Health Data Science from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Boston University.