Vice Chancellor and CEO of Bournemouth University, UK. With a strong background in creative industries, social entrepreneurship, and innovation education, she has over 25 years of experience in higher education and has held senior leadership positions at four universities. She is a steadfast advocate for gender equality and inclusion. In 2023, she was honored with the "Woman of the Decade" award, presented by the Women’s Economic Forum and the G100 International Leadership Group, which advises the United Nations on the Sustainable Development Goal for gender equality (UNSDG5).

In October 2025, she was appointed as a Strategic Advisor to the Internationalization Strategy Advisory Committee of Xi’an Peihua University.