Jun is an applied economist whose main research interest is to understand the driving forces and impediments of productivity enhancement and economic growth, from multi-level dimensions of individuals, firms, industries, regions, governments, and their interplays, in both developed and emerging economic contexts (China in particular). She is Director of the Centre for Business Prosperity at Aston University.
In April 2026, The Productivity Institute announced that Jun would become our new Managing Director, effective 1 August 2026. She will lead TPI from its headquarters at Alliance Manchester Business School. Her appointment marks a continuation of TPI’s work, with plans in place to build on its established research, policy engagement and business-facing activity in the years ahead.
Innovation, internationalism and productivity
