Jingchen Zhao

Jingchen Zhao is a Professor at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate Governance, and Chinese Law. He holds a doctorate from the University of Manchester and has taught at UK universities including the University of Leeds.

• Education: PhD (University of Manchester)
• Research Interests: AI and big data, law and finance, modern slavery, corporate extraterritorial responsibility, and systemic information asymmetries.
• Teaching: Corporate Law, International Commercial Transactions, Corporate Governance, and Securities Regulation at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Publications include Artificial Intelligence in the Boardroom (Cambridge Press, 2026) and Corporate Social Responsibility and Law (Routledge, 2025). His 15 most recent articles analyze AI governance, zombie companies, anti-monopoly reforms, and stakeholder protection, appearing in journals like Computer Law & Security Review and European Business Organization Law Review. Current projects explore AI transparency, crowdfunding regulation, and climate litigation.

Grants from AHRC, ESRC, Social Science Foundation of China, and Natural Science Foundation of China fund his work. Collaborators include Professor Andrew Keay (University of Leeds), Dr. Yan Liu (Wuhan University), and Dr. Chuyi Wei (Jinan University).

External Roles: Member of AHRC Peer Review College, ESRC Grant Assessment Panels, and external examiner for multiple universities. He supervises PhD students on topics like Modern Slavery Act reforms and Director duties in Bangladesh.