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Posted on September 20th, 2023 in Classes, Events, Students, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

Shehzad Qazi (Managing Director at China Beige Book) will be a guest speaker in Dr. Pegg’s Introduction to International Relations class (POLS Y219) on September 28th (3:30-4:15, CA 223).

As the firm-wide operations lead, Shehzad oversees product innovation, client services, new business acquisition, and corporate strategy at China Beige Book International.

Since 2012, Shehzad has helped develop data collection for the China Beige Book™ platform and supervised the analytics team. During this time, he has also designed innovative services and macro strategic and sectoral products for the firm’s financial markets and corporate clients.

Shehzad is a frequent guest on major national news networks including CNBC, Bloomberg, and CNN and speaks regularly at investor conferences. His articles have appeared in Barron’s, Foreign Policy, and Huffington Post among other publications.

Previously, Shehzad worked at a strategic public opinion research firm and conducted market intelligence polling in emerging and frontier economies.

Shehzad holds an M.A. in International Relations from New York University and a B.A. in International Studies from Indiana University. He is an elected member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.