April Gu

Biography

April Gu is Clinical Assistant Professor of Business and Society. She received her undergraduate degree from the NYU Stern School of Business and her law degree from the NYU School of Law.

Gu’s research examines the impact of corporate activism and international law on human rights outcomes in different sectors. Prior to joining the faculty full-time, she served as Associate Director at the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. She was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to China and has published on gender, economic development and social change.

Prior to joining NYU, she was an associate in the New York and Singapore offices of an international law firm, where she focused on the financing of infrastructure and energy projects throughout Southeast Asia, Latin America and the United States.