Kexin Feng is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Economic History Program at the Economic Growth Center for the 2025-26 academic year. Her research interests center on understanding the economic transformation of late-developing countries. Her Ph.D. dissertation examined trade, politics, and industrialization in China during the Warlord Era (1912–1928). She received her Ph.D. in Economics from California Institute of Technology in 2025 and her B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from William & Mary in 2020.