Elizabeth Economy

At-a-Glance

Hargrove Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Program on the US, China, and the World at The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Served as Senior Advisor for China in the U.S. Department of Commerce (2021-2023)
Author of 'The World According to China' and 'The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State'
'The River Runs Black' won the 2005 International Convention on Asia Scholars Award for best social sciences book on Asia
Hosts 'China Considered,' a podcast produced by the Hoover Institution
Serves on the boards of Swarthmore College, National Committee on US-China Relations, and National Endowment for Democracy
Holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan

Biography

Elizabeth C. Economy is an American political scientist and foreign policy analyst, recognized for her expertise on China's politics and foreign policy. She currently serves as the Hargrove Senior Fellow and co-chair of the Program on the US, China, and the World at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Dr. Economy earned her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, her Master of Arts from Stanford University, and completed her PhD in Political Science at the University of Michigan.