Kayla Blomquist

Director

Kayla is a co-founder and director of OCPL and a DPhil researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, with an affiliation to the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative. Her research focuses on US-PRC relations and international AI governance, examining how status and legitimacy shape PRC AI governance and development. Prior to Oxford, she served as a diplomat in the U.S. Mission to China for four years, specializing in governance of emerging and dual-use technologies. She is professionally fluent in Mandarin Chinese. She holds an MSc from the Oxford Internet Institute and a Bachelor's degree with Honors in International Relations, Public Policy, and Mandarin Chinese from the University of Denver's Korbel School of International Studies, with additional studies at Peking University.