Lailai Li is a Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) since July 2009, where additional roles include SEI deputy director and Asia Center director. Prior to this, Lailai served as SEI's deputy director from 2006 to July 2009 and held the position of Director at LEAD-China/IED from 1994 to 2006. Lailai was also the CSR component leader for the PwC-managed DFID-funded SOERED project between 2001 and 2004. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Sociology awarded by the University of Pittsburgh from 1986 to 1989, as well as a Master’s degree in Sociology from the same institution, completed between 1983 and 1985.