Jacob Dreyer is a writer and editor who has been based in Shanghai on-and-off since 2008. Working as a senior editor for Palgrave, a publishing imprint owned by Springer Nature, he works with Chinese political scientists and economists on research and publishing. Inspired by these conversations and insights, he writes frequently for publications like the New York Times, American Affairs, NOEMA, South China Morning Post and more about the evolving contours of China’s approach to political economy.

Zak Dychtwald is a strategic advisor with expertise in global cooperation, the emerging East and West youth mindset, and the interactions of rising China and the world. He is the Founder and CEO of Young China Group, a think tank and consultancy which works to deepen understanding of the effects of the evolving identity of China’s young generation on the marketplace, workplace, and international politics.

Zak is also the author of the critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World, which explores how the country’s young generation, born after 1990, feels about everything, from money and sex, to their government. In 2022, Zak was named an Asia 21 Young Leaders Fellow. He has been invited to speak at Harvard University, The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit, Google’s Next Billion Users Initiative and the Aspen Ideas Festival, among others.