biography
Jackie Liu is the Head of Degree Programmes at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. He oversees the smooth delivery of its renowned degree programmes (namely, Master of Public Policy, MSc in Public Policy Research, and DPhil in Public Policy), supporting world-class faculty to drive extraordinary teaching and innovations for the School’s truly diverse and international cohort of postgraduate students.
Before moving to the UK, Jackie held senior positions in the Hong Kong civil service. Between 2017-2022, he was principal assistant secretary for development, re-designing town planning legislation and policies to expedite redevelopment of industrial land and brownfields in Hong Kong. In 2012-16, he was principal assistant secretary for financial services, playing a major role in driving legislation to upgrade the prudential regulation of the banking sector, promote an active bond market, and enable innovations of financial technology and payment solutions. He led the Hong Kong delegation at the Financial Action Task Force for mutual evaluations, anti-money laundering standard negotiations, and global regulatory improvements. From 2009 to 2012, he was posted to Geneva, Switzerland to provide direct support for the permanent representative of the Hong Kong delegation at the trade and market access negotiations being conducted at the WTO.
Jackie earned his Master of Public Policy at the University of Oxford. Additionally, he holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Laws from the University of London, and a first-class undergraduate business degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Jackie is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is entitled to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales. With this combination of expertise, Jackie is interested and specialises in administrative law, education law, tax and public budgeting, law and politics, and market and geopolitical risks.
Outside of Oxford, Jackie holds a number of public service appointments. He has been appointed by Secretary of State for Education since January 2025 as a schools adjudicator to rule on objections and variations to admission arrangements for publicly funded primary or secondary schools in England. In addition, he is a foundation governor of Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School in Reading.
