Gloria Ai is an active participant in public welfare and media policy research. She has degrees from the Communication University of China, Peking University, Harvard University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was an economic commentator for CCTV in New York and investment advisor for the International Finance Corporation under the World Bank Group. In 2012, Gloria was named a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. She is the founder of iAsk Media, which each year creates a list of influential figures, including entrepreneurs, investors and business people, and explores the enterprising spirit of such people and the different ways of creating wealth through various media including television, broadcast, magazine, website, video, audio, books, meetings and the list. Gloria is often invited to host financial intelligence events both at home and abroad, and these have included the Boao Forum for Asia, the International Finance Forum and the Annual Economist Conference. In April 2018, she was invited to host the 2018 International Blockchain Development Innovation Conference (GMIC). Gloria has also published three books about entrepreneurship and business.