About

I am an historian specialising in the histories of capitalism, US-China relations, and US foreign relations — topics I explore in my first book, Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade published with Harvard University Press in 2024. Made in China won both the Myrna F. Bernath Best Book Prize and the Ralph E. Gomory Prize in Business History, as well as an Honourable Mention from the American Political Science Association’s Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award.

I am an Assistant Professor in the History Faculty at the University of Cambridge and a staff fellow at Trinity Hall. I serve on the Conference Committee of Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) and as Membership Secretary for Historians of Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS).

Prior to my appointment at Cambridge, I was an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics, where I worked for five years. I have held postdoctoral fellowships at Yale University and Southern Methodist University, and a pre-doctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia. I earnt my PhD in history from the University of Sydney and my BA (hons) from the University of New South Wales.

Born in Sydney, Australia, I have lived and worked throughout the United States, China, and Europe. I gave an interview to the Business History Conference about my experiences becoming an historian, which can be found here. And, on a somewhat different note, I spoke to Best of London podcast about some of the hidden gems of London, which you can listen to here.