Jing Gu is the director of the Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of development Studies. She has an interdisciplinary background in law, economics and international development and has extensive experience in the field of business and development. She carries out academic research, training and consultancy on business, governance and development for the UNDP, UNCTAD, World Bank, African Development Bank, IPRC, MOFCOM, DFID, GTZ and NGOs such as China-Africa Business Council. She has led many interdisciplinary research projects involving multi-country teams. Research interests include development policy, governance and sustainable development.