She provides in-depth analysis for policy actions and economic outlooks for China on both national and provincial level. Before joining IHS Markit (now part of S&P Global), Lei worked as a research assistant for the U.S. economics team at S&P Global Ratings in New York.

She holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University in the U.S. and a Bachelor of Economics from Xiamen University in China. She's fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.