Adjunct Professor

Professor ZHANG Jianyu

BSc (Tsinghua); MSc (Stanford); PhD (Carnegie Mellon); PhD (Chinese Academy of Social Science)
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Biography

Zhang Jianyu is an Executive Director of the BRI Green Development Institute, which is affiliated with the BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC), the first China-based international environmental NGO and a high-level international think tank.  Zhang is the Senior Advisor at the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) and he is well-known for his leadership in the establishment of China’s Carbon Trading System – the largest in the world. Between 1999 and 2021, Zhang has worked at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading U.S. environmental NGO and advocacy group that uses market-based instruments to solve environmental problems in China. Zhang also helped found and manage the first professional Joint Venture environmental consulting firm in China.  He served as China project manager for the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) implementing the first Sino-US environmental cooperation projects from 1998 to 1999.

 

Zhang is a Fellow of the prestigious Aspen China Fellowship program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.  He has served as board directors of China-based publicly traded companies and advisory board members of Fortune 500 companies.  Zhang is an executive board director of CANGO (China Association for International NGO Cooperation).

Education

BSc (Tsinghua)
MSc (Stanford)
PhD (Carnegie Mellon)
PhD in Finance (Chinese Academy of Social Science)

Professional & Community Services

Research

Selected Publication

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Honorary Senior Advisor
Dr. LIAO Sarah
Deputy Director
Dr. CHAN Elaine
Deputy Director and Principal Lecturer
Dr. LAW Winnie
SLGP Director & Lecturer
Dr. BURNETT Margaret Julia
SLGP Deputy Director & Lecturer
Dr. CHU Vivian
Assistant Lecturer
Dr. WILLIAMS Jessica Marie
Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. PAN Emily
Senior Fellow
Professor Lusina Ho
Assistant Director
Ms. CHICK Katie
Assistant Director
Ms. CHOW Joyce
Assistant Project Manager
Mr. FOK Kelvin
Assistant Project Manager
Dr. HU Taihua
Assistant Project Manager
Mr. LEUNG Darwin
Senior Project Officer
Ms. CHAN Karen
Senior Project Officer
Ms. KAN Mimi
Senior Project Officer
Ms. LAU Bonnie
Senior Project Officer
Ms. LAW Renee
Senior Project Officer
Mr. LEUNG Ryan
Senior Project Officer
Ms. LEUNG Vivian
Senior Project Officer
Ms. YEUNG Daisy
Senior Project Officer
Ms. YIU Sianna
Agroforestry Officer
Ms. FU Melody
Project Officer
Ms. MAN Iris
Senior Executive Assistant
Ms. LI Hazel
Farm Assistant
Ms. ZHANG Yiying
Executive Assistant
Ms. HO Rena
Executive Officer
Ms. YUEN Jamie
Honorary Senior Fellow
Mr. CHEN George
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Dr. TSOI Joyce
Honorary Lecturer
Ir Dr. LAI Elizabeth
Honorary Professor
Professor Aseem Prakash
Honorary Professor
Professor Nives Dolšak
Honorary Lecturer
Ir LAU Sophia