biography
Jackie Liu is currently the Head of Degree programmes at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. He oversees the smooth delivery of the School’s renowned degree programmes (namely, DPhil, Master of Public Policy, and MSc in Public Policy Research) and assists the faculty in translating the School’s strategic objectives into well-run degree courses for students.
Before moving to the UK in April 2022, Jackie was a senior civil servant in the Hong Kong government. He has more than 20 years of public policy experience in specialised disciplines including urban and rural land use planning, financial market regulation and innovation, and international trade negotiations in different stages of his civil service career.
Senior roles he held in Hong Kong included Principal Assistant Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands, from 2017 to 2022), Principal Assistant Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (from 2012 to 2016, also as Deputy head of the Hong Kong delegation to the Financial Action Task Force), and Assistant Representative of Hong Kong to the WTO (from 2009 to 2012).
Jackie earned his Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford.
He also holds a postgraduate degree in Law from the University of Hong Kong, an undergraduate degree in Law from the University of London, and a first-class undergraduate degree in Business from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Jackie completed the Solicitors Qualifying Examination in the UK.
Jackie is a Foundation Governor of Blessed Hugh Farringdon Catholic School in Reading.
