Wang Yao

Wang Yao is a Professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), where she serves as Director General of the International Institute of Green Finance and Director of the Dual Carbon and Finance Research Center. She is also a Visiting Scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and previously held roles at prestigious institutions including Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford.

Research Interests

• Green economy
• Sustainable finance
• Green finance
• Climate finance
• Public finance
• Banding and private investors

Key Affiliations

• Director General, International Institute of Green Finance, CUFE
• Director, Dual Carbon and Finance Research Center, CUFE
• Researcher, Institute of Finance and Economics
• Researcher, Beijing Finance Research Base
• Visiting Scholar, Economic Transformation Centre, LSE

Past Roles

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University Department of Economics
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Bank of Beijing
• Researcher, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
• Expert, University of Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme
• Consultant, Luxembourg Stock Exchange