Christopher Balding is a former associate professor, having taught at Fulbright University Vietnam and the Peking University HSBC School of Business in China. He is the author of the book "Sovereign Wealth Funds: The New Intersection of Money and Politics" and of several academic papers, which have been published in outlets including the Review of International Economics, the Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, and the International Finance Review. He has also been an opinion writer and television commentator for Bloomberg.