Charlie Vest is an Associate Director at Rhodium Group, an independent economic research firm, where he manages research and advisory work on China. His areas of focus include China’s growth trajectory and reform outlook and assessing the economic impacts of domestic and external crises on international businesses and the global economy.
Prior to joining Rhodium, Vest worked in Beijing as Research Manager for the China Energy Storage Alliance, a clean energy trade association. Charlie holds a master’s degree in Chinese economic and political affairs from UC San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Colorado State University. Vest is a Nonresident Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR).