Dr. Haili Wu is an Associate Professor of Practice in Economics at International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Liverpool, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. As an expert in behavioural science and cross cultural business decision making, Dr. Wu holds BA and MA in Economics at Cambridge University, LLM (Master of Laws) at Queen Mary College, University of London, and PhD in Psychology at University College London (UCL). Psychology Department at UCL ranks first in the UK and second in the world, next to Harvard University, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020-2022. Dr. Wu is currently collaborating with Cambridge University in the UK, Harvard University and Columbia University in the USA on several research projects. 武海丽现任西交利物浦大学商学院经济学副教授、利物浦大学名誉副教授、英国高等教育学院院士。作为行为科学和跨文化商业决策专家，海丽教授拥有英国剑桥大学经济学学士和硕士学位、伦敦大学玛丽亚皇后学院法学硕士学位、和伦敦大学学院（UCL）心理学博士学位。伦敦大学学院（UCL）的心理学科在最近三年的“软科世界一流学科排名 – 心理学”排名中一直处于全英国第一和全球第二名，仅次于美国哈佛大学。目前，海丽教授正与英国剑桥大学、美国哈佛大学和美国哥伦比亚大学合作开展多个研究项目。

In Haili’s professional life, she is a Chartered Financial Analyst since June 2013, with over a decade’s experience working in the London financial sector, including the Chief Economist at a UK hedge fund and risk and compliance manager at Agricultural Bank of China (UK) Ltd. Her extensive experiences of consulting for governmental bodies include providing economic advice to the government of Saudi Arabia in 2010, being a senior advisor to the government of Hohhot, the capital of Inner-Mongolia, and to the government of Yangpu special economic zone in Hainan, the largest free trade zone in China. Currently, Haili is an industry expert member at AIMA (The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited), headquartered in London.在海丽教授的业界工作经历方面，她于 2013 年 6 月获得国际特许金融分析师证书（CFA），并在伦敦金融行业拥有超过十年的工作经验，其中包括英国对冲基金首席经济学家和中国农业银行（英国）有限公司风险与合规经理。海丽教授还拥有丰富的政府高级顾问经验。她于2010年为沙特阿拉伯政府提供经济咨询，并曾担任过内蒙古首府呼和浩特市政府高级顾问和中国最大的自由贸易区海南洋浦经济特区政府高级顾问。她目前被总部位于伦敦的国际AIMA（另类投资管理协会）聘为行业专家成员。

Haili’s academic and professional background is demonstrative of her keen interest in the value of inter-disciplinary, cross different fields (Economics/Finance in academic and practice) and cross-cultural research. Her 10-year research conducted at UCL’s Centre for the Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty (CSDU) is underpinned by several theoretical foundations including Cultural Psychology, Economics/Finance, Sociology and law. CSDU is a world-renowned multi-disciplinary research think tank sponsored by The Institute for New Economic Thinking and providing policy advice to the G20 and associated international organizations. Haili’s PhD supervisor, David Tuckett, is a professor in Psychology and Psychoanalysis at UCL, a professor at Blavatnik School of Government in University of Oxford, and an external advisor to the Bank of England, the UK’s central bank. Professor Tuckett is the pioneer of the new research filed “Emotional Finance”, which is well recognised by Nobel economic prize winner, George Akerlof, and famous hedge fund manager, George Soros.  海丽教授的学术和业界背景显示了她对跨学科、跨领域 (金融/经济学的理论和实践) 和跨文化研究的浓厚兴趣。她在伦敦大学学院（UCL）决策不确定性研究中心 (CSDU) 研究了 10 年的研究项目涉及文化心理学、经济学、金融学、社会学和法学。CSDU是世界著名的多学科研究智库，是由国际新经济思维研究所赞助，为G20及相关国际组织提供政策咨询。海丽教授的博士研究项目导师, David Tuckett 教授， 是英国伦敦大学学院（UCL）心理学和精神分析学教授、牛津大学布拉瓦尼克政府学院教授、和英国央行英格兰银行的特聘顾问。David Tuckett教授是“情绪金融学”这一新研究领域的开创者，该领域得到诺贝尔经济学奖得主George Akerlof和著名对冲基金经理乔治·索罗斯的高度认可。

Haili’s research focuses on the areas of economic/financial decision making, cultural influence on business, cross-cultural psychology, international trades, capital markets and the Chinese economy. Her teaching covers a broad range of modules in Economics and Finance. At XJTLU, she supervises doctorial, master and undergraduate dissertations.海丽教授的研究兴趣主要在经济金融决策、文化对商业的影响、跨文化心理学、国际贸易、资本市场和中国经济等。她的教学涵盖广泛的经济学和金融学领域。在西交利物浦大学，她指导博士生、研究生和本科论文。

Haili has published in many leading international research journals and books, for example, Journal of Behavioral Finance (ABDC A, single author), Journal of Environmental Management (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF=8), Developing the Intuitive Executive: Using Analytics and Intuition for Success (Taylor and Francis Publishing, the first author), The SAGE Handbook of The Chinese Economy and Financial System (SAGE Publishing, single author), the Elgar Companion to Consumer Behaviour and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Edward Elgar Publishing, single author). This new book “"Elgar Companion to Consumer Behaviour and the UN Sustainable Development Goals" is part of the Elgar Companions to the Sustainable Development Goals series released by Edward Elgar Publishing in Spring 2025. The editors of the book are Professor Lucia A Reisch from Cambridge University and Professor Cass Sunstein at Harvard University. Professor Reisch is the Director of the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics & Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School. Professor Sunstein is the most cited legal scholar in the world, close advisor to Obama and Biden, a best selling author and a Holberg Price winner (Holberg Price has been described as "Nobel Prize" for law). Haili has presented at many international conferences, and has been invited to deliver seminars at many top research institutions, such as Cambridge University.
海丽教授在许多世界领先的研究期刊和书籍上发表过文章，例如《行为金融杂志》（ABDC A, 海丽教授是独立作者）、《环境管理杂志》（ABDC A，ABS 3，IF=8）、《培养直觉型高管：利用分析和直觉获得成功》（Taylor and Francis Publishing 泰勒弗朗西斯出版公司， 海丽教授是第一作者）、《中国经济与金融体系手册》 (世界领先的学术出版公司SAGE 出版社，海丽教授是独立作者)、《消费者行为指南和联合国可持续发展目标》（Edward Elgar Publishing，海丽教授是独立作者）。这本新书《消费者行为指南和联合国可持续发展目标》是全球著名出版社爱德华埃尔加出版社 Edward Elgar Publishing 于 2025 年春季出版的《联合国可持续发展目标指南》系列书的一部分。该书的编辑是剑桥大学的 Lucia A Reisch 教授和哈佛大学的 Cass Sunstein 教授。Reisch 教授是剑桥大学商学院 El-Erian 行为经济与政策研究所所长。Sunstein 教授是全球被引用次数最多的法学专家，奥巴马和拜登总统的高级顾问，畅销书作家和被称为法律学诺贝尔奖的霍尔伯格奖获得者。海丽教授还曾受邀在许多国际研讨会讲话，并受邀在许多世界著名大学的研究机构做讲座，比如剑桥大学商学院等。

The Chinese economy

Investment decision making

Capital markets

International trade

Cultural Psychology

Cultural influence on business

Industry Expert Member at AIMA (The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited), headquartered in London, 2022 - Present

Associate Professor of Practice in Economics, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 2021 - Present

Senior Advisor, Yangpu Special Economic Zone, Hainan, China, 2020-2021

Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Agricultural Bank of China (UK) Ltd, London, 2014-2015

Operational and Market Risk Management, Agricultural Bank of China (UK) Ltd, London, 2011-2017

Lecturer and Research Fellow, Guildhall Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, 2015 - 2016

Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty, Division of Psychology Language Sciences, UCL, 2013

The Chief Economist, Arbiter Fund Managers Limited, Hedge Fund in London, 2009 - 2011

Europe China Analyst, Agricultural Bank of China, London Representative Office, 2009

Securities Lending Risk Control Analyst, Northern Trust, London, 2008 - 2009

Mergers Acquisitions Analyst, Mergers Acquisitions Boutique based in Paris, 2008

ECO109 Microeconomics

ECO120 Macroeconomics

ECO360 Chinese Economy

MAN303 Final Year Project

May 2020 Awarded “Top-notch Talent” in Hainan province

July 2019 Invited by the Shanghai Municipal Government to visit Shanghai Pudong District as an Overseas Chinese Expert

August 2016, As a VIP guest, participated in the Fourth Inner-Mongolia High-Level Talents Conference, and has been appointed as the Senior Adviser to the city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner-Mongolia

Feb 2016, Interviewed by China Xinhua News Agency on European banking industry

2003-2006 Obtained scholarship from Cambridge University (Received by the Prince of Wales on 15 March 2004 as an honour)

1994, Silver Medal in the National Mathematics Competition, China