Chunyun Li is an assistant professor at the Department of Management of London School of Economics and Political Science. With a Ph.D. in industrial relations from Rutgers University in 2016, her research focuses on labor protests in China and corporate social responsibilities in global supply chains. Her work has been published in top journals in the field of industrial relations including Industrial and Labor Relations Review and British Journal of Industrial Relations . She was the recipient of the Labor and Employment Relations Association's Best Dissertation Award in 2016, the James Scoville prize for the Best International Comparative Paper in 2022 and the John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award in 2025. Mark Anner is dean and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR).

He holds a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University and an M.A. in Latin American studies from Stanford University. Anner has published extensively on workers' rights in global supply chains in Latin America and Asia. He is the recipient of the Susan C. Eaton Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner Award, the John T.

Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award, the Luis Aparicio Emerging Scholar Prize, and the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. Prior to beginning his academic career, he lived in Central America for a decade, where he worked with labor rights organizations. Xiangmin (Helen) Liu is an associate professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. Her research examines the intersection of technology, employment, and the workforce, especially how technological innovations and employment practices jointly shape outcomes for workers and organizations. She also studies the development of a STEM-capable workforce, with a focus on how STEM educational experiences shape career pathways in the context of shifting technological and economic demands. Dr. Liu received her M.

S. and Ph.D. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.