Summary
Chaoran Liu is an assistant professor and quantitative marketing researcher with 11 years of experience blending academic rigor and industry practice across the UK, US, China, and Europe. He holds a PhD from London Business School and an MS in Quantitative Marketing from Columbia, and his work spans machine learning, NFT/Web3 research, and data-driven marketing models. Before academia he built and led analytics teams at Neustar and consulted for BCG, bringing practical experience in solving large-scale marketing problems. Outside research he’s an entrepreneur and co-founder of Liu Xiaomian, a celebrated Chongqing noodle venture in London that has attracted national media attention. Comfortable moving between code, causal inference, and the commercial kitchen, he combines hands-on data science with real-world product and brand experience.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Wine and Spirit, Diploma in Wine and Spirit at Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Master of Science (MS), Quantitative Marketing, Master of Science (MS), Quantitative Marketing at Columbia Business School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Marketing, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Marketing at London Business School
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Finance & Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Finance & Fine Arts at Peking University
Finance, General, Finance, General at Essec Business School Paris
Chinese, English, Spanish, German