Ma Jun

Widely regarded as a driving force behind the development of green finance, Dr Ma Jun has played a transformative role in advancing sustainable finance worldwide. In Hong Kong, Dr Ma chairs the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), and is the Founder and President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS). Internationally, he chairs the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) and co-chairs several global initiatives focused on sustainable finance, climate action, and investment standards.

Dr Ma’s distinguished career spans academia, policymaking, international development, and financial markets. From 2018 to 2020, he served as a member of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)’s Monetary Policy Committee. He also directed both the Center for Finance and Development and the Research Center of Green Finance at Tsinghua University. Previously, he was Chief Economist of the PBOC’s Research Bureau and a member of the central bank’s Macro-Prudential Committee from 2014 to 2017. Prior to joining the PBOC, Dr Ma spent 13 years at Deutsche Bank as Managing Director, Chief Economist, and Investment Strategist for Greater China. Earlier in his career, he served as an economist at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and was a research fellow at China’s State Council Development Research Center.

A pioneer in green finance, Dr Ma played a foundational role in establishing China’s green finance ecosystem. He led the development of the country’s first green finance guidelines and green bond taxonomy and helped launch regional pilot programmes. Globally, he has contributed to landmark initiatives including the G20 Green Finance Framework, the Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road Initiative, and the International Platform on Sustainable Finance’s Common Ground Taxonomy. Under his leadership, teams have advised more than 20 governments and financial institutions on sustainable finance strategies.

Dr Ma has received numerous international awards for his research and policy advocacy and was ranked Asia’s No. 1 economist by Institutional Investor for four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University and a Master’s degree in Management Science from Fudan University.