Hanyuan Wang, Karen

Hanyuan (Karen) Wang serves as the CEO and founder of Climind, a platform that delivers actionable climate data infrastructure through AI technologies to facilitate mitigation and adaptation solutions. She is the first Chinese female to be selected as a Young Leader for the SDGs recognized by the United Nations.

Additionally, she serves on board of NGOs globally, including being the youngest Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Museum of the United Nations – UN Live. She is also on the Advisory Board Members of AI Hong Kong.

Karen was a research assistant at Imperial College London’s Centre for Climate Finance and Investment (CCFI), where her work centers on voluntary carbon markets, climate risks, and nature-based solutions with a particular focus on the Asian Market . She was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30. In addition to her climate-focused pursuits, Karen has gained valuable experience in the data sector through her work with Merrill Lynch and Microsoft. She went to Hong Kong Baptist University, Imperial College London, and is a Schwarzman Scholar from Tsinghua University.

With her Bai ethnic background, Karen also dedicates her time to preserving the disappearing Bai dialect in China.