Lizhi Liu is an Assistant Professor in the McDonough School of Business and a faculty affiliate of the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Her research lies at the intersection of politics, technology, and business, with a particular focus on China.
Her research has been funded by prominent institutions, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and recognized with multiple honors across disciplines. Her solo-authored book, From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China, received Silver Medal in the Axiom Business Book Awards (international business/globalization category), being listed as one of the Best Books on China in 2024 by China-Britain Business Council, and selected as one of the "Notable Business Books in 2025" by PracticalEcommerce. Earlier versions of this manuscript also received the 2020 Ronald H. Coase Best Dissertation Award from the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics, and the 2019 Best Dissertation Award in the area of Information Technology and Politics by American Political Science Association. Her co-authored work has also been recognized, including designation as a Web of Science ESI “Highly Cited Paper” (Top 1% in Economics & Business by publication year, as of Nov/Dec 2025) and selection as a finalist for the Best Proposal Award for Creativity in Research from the Strategic Management Society (Competitive Strategy Interest Group).
Lizhi Liu has taught across undergraduate, MBA, and EMBA programs, as well as advising PhD students. Her teaching has been recognized by Poets&Quants Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors (2021) and Georgetown’s Faculty & Staff Career Champion Award for "mentorship, inspiration, and impact on students" (2022).
For term 2025-2026, she has been selected as a member of World Economic Forum's Global Future Council, a network of "the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, international organizations, business, and civil society, grouped in expertise-based thematic councils."
She holds degrees in Political Science (PhD), Statistics (MS), and International Policy Studies (MA) from Stanford University and International Relations (LLB) from Renmin University of China.
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Assistant Professor, McDonough School of Business