Jian Li is the assistant professor in China Institute of Education Policy, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS), School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington. Her research interests focus on Education Policy Studies, Globalization, and Internationalization of Higher Education. Dr. Li currently also serves as think tanker at China Institute of Education and Social Development, Beijing Normal University. In the past years, she has published more than 70 papers in Chinese and English in Higher Education, International Journal of Education Research, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Educational Research, Comparative Education Research, China Education Journal, and other SSCI and CSSCI indexed journals.

She has published 20 English monographs and published more than 40 articles in China Education Daily, People's Political Consultative Conference News, and People's Daily Overseas Edition. More than 30 international academic conference papers, national, provincial, and ministerial level decision-making departments adopted or participated in the writing of more than 30 proposals of the CPPCC National Committee. Presided over or participated in 6 national, provincial, and ministerial projects and serves as the editorial board member and reviewer of several international English journals.