Chi Xiang Wong

Chi Xiang is a Senior Analyst at Climate Bonds Initiative. Based in Kuala Lumpur, his responsibilities include managing its policy research, stakeholder engagement and market development activities in the Southeast Asian region.

During his stint with the Malaysian securities regulator's sustainability team, he was pivotal in the development of a sustainable investment taxonomy for the Malaysian capital market, alongside being involved in several sustainable finance initiatives at national, regional and international level, including the Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), ASEAN Capital Market Forum (ACMF) and the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO). He was a core team member of a working group tasked by the Ministry of Finance to formulate a responsible investment framework for government-linked investment companies in Malaysia. Prior to that, he worked with a Malaysian pension fund, covering fixed income research, investment strategy review, as well as asset allocation and performance monitoring.

Chi Xiang holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the University of Warwick, and is a CFA charter holder.