Dr. Ci Ren is a Lecturer in Business Law (Assistant Professor) at the School of Law, University of Leeds, England.

Prior to this, Dr. Ren obtained her PhD & LLM degrees from the King’s College London and lectured on Company Law and Corporate Governance at Queen Mary University of London. She also consults as a Senior Advisor at Asia Capital Group Ltd.

Dr. Ren is a member of the US Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) and the UK Society of Legal Scholars (SLS).

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Dr. Ci Ren’s latest book – Insuring the Boardroom (Routledge 2027) – offers a groundbreaking comparative study of Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) liability insurance regulation across representative common law jurisdictions (mainly the UK and US), and the Chinese legal system, examining its legal character, regulatory frameworks, and corporate governance implications. Grounded in rigorous legal analysis and real-world cases, the book is an essential reference work for scholars and students of company and insurance law, comparative law, and legal practitioners, policymakers, and business professionals involved in corporate accountability and risk management.