Yvonne Leung

Yvonne Leung has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. In their current role as the Global Strategic Engagement Lead at the World Economic Forum, they focus on building and fostering partnerships to drive climate and nature actions. Yvonne also leads an insight generation project about climate philanthropy in Asia. Previously, at the Mission Possible Partnership, Yvonne served as the Lead for the Concrete Action for Climate initiative. Prior to that, they worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in various positions, including Special Advisor and Director for the CSI program. Yvonne also has experience in knowledge management and training at the International Air Transport Association, public relations at MTR Corporation Limited and China Resources Enterprise, and public relations and publications at the Hong Kong Medical Association. Yvonne started their career as a Liaison Assistant at the Home Affairs Department of the Hong Kong Government and as a Legal Executive Trainee at Wilkinson & Grist.

Yvonne Leung's education history includes a Business Sustainability Management course at the University of Cambridge in 2021. Yvonne also holds a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Translation and Comparative Literature from The University of Hong Kong. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Social Science in Corporate Communication from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Yvonne attended St. Stephen's Girls' College as well, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.

In terms of certifications, Yvonne has completed the Business Sustainability Management program from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in April 2021. Yvonne also obtained a General Course on Intellectual Property from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in July 2020. Yvonne has additionally acquired certifications in Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) from WIPO in May 2020 and Project Management Professional (PMP®) from the Project Management Institute in May 2019.