Xingyao Liu is a first-year graduate student of Strategic Public Relations at USC focusing on web analytics, data analysis and social media marketing. Prior to his studies at USC, he has related experience in Beijing at Ogilvy, Weber Shandwick and The New York Times. 

Xingyao holds a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Communication University of China. Meanwhile, he joined an exchange program to Oslo University College in Norway, concentrating on European Journalism.