Paulson Institute

The Paulson Institute is a non-partisan, independent “think and do tank” dedicated to fostering a US-China relationship that serves to maintain global order in a rapidly evolving world. Founded in 2011 by former Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., the Institute is based in Chicago with offices in Washington and Beijing.

Paulson Institute

Formation	2011
Type	Public policy, Economics think tank
Chairman	Hank Paulson
Vice Chairman and Executive Director	Deborah Lehr
Website	www.paulsoninstitute.org

The Institute's focus on US-China is dictated by the reality that it is the most consequential bilateral relationship in the world. The Paulson Institute often operates at the intersection of economics, financial markets, environmental protection, and policy advocacy, in part by promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth.

The Institute produces leading analysis and intellectual products to decode China’s political economy. It advocates for market and nature-based solutions to climate change and environmental conservation. It works with financial markets and international financial institutions to implement green lending standards. And it convenes thought leaders to generate new thinking and to help build a new framework on US-China policy.[1]

Vice Chairman, Deborah Lehr, expects there to be a change of style in US-China relations under President Joe Biden, the change of style coming initially more in the form of tone rather than in substance, and that President Biden will eventually lay down the groundwork for a more consistent approach in US policies toward China, whether in trade, technology and in national-security related issues.[2] Lehr foresees that there will continue to be many contraints on China policy.