Kayla Blomquist

Kayla Blomquist is the Director and Co-founder of the Oxford China Policy Lab, a DPhil researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, and an affiliate of the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative. Her research sits at the intersection of US-PRC relations and international AI governance, with a current emphasis on how the desire for status and legitimacy shape PRC AI governance and development. Prior to Oxford, she worked as a diplomat in the U.S. Mission to China for 4 years, where she specialized in the governance of emerging and dual-use technologies. Kayla studied at Peking University and is professionally fluent in Mandarin. She holds an MSc from the Oxford Internet Institute & a Bachelor's degree with Honors in International Relations, Public Policy, and Mandarin Chinese from the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies. She has spoken in UK Parliament, provided official written evidence for the UK's Integrated Review, and has been quoted in media outlets including the BBC and The Economist