Kayla Blomquist

Kayla Blomquist is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Oxford China Policy Lab and a DPhil researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, with an affiliation to the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative. Her research focuses on US-PRC technology relations and international AI governance, examining how status and legitimacy imperatives shape PRC AI governance and development. Her work has been published and covered in outlets including but not limited to International Affairs, the BBC, The Economist, and the Associated Press. Prior to Oxford, she served as a diplomat in the U.S. Mission to China for four years, specializing in the governance of emerging and dual-use technologies.