Shilin Liu

Shilin Liu is the Executive Director of Partnerships and Credential Programs at the Harris School of Public Policy, where she focuses on recruiting international students to join the Harris community, building international partnerships and expanding executive programs to domestic and international markets. She develops programs and partnerships that help Harris better recruit diverse international students and young professionals to attend degree or non-degree programs (e.g., the Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program). These efforts involve lots of coffee chats, calls, emails, webinars, and international travel to meet prospective students and help them navigate the application process.

Shilin started her career in China as a management trainee at Mars, a global food company. There she had multiple corporate roles, ranging from marketing, production, and Human Resources. In the United States, she has worked at Save the Children in Washington, DC, as a consultant for a global youth employment program.

Shilin has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Fudan University in China and an MPP degree from the Harris School of Public Policy.