Richard WANG

Co-founder, Shimmer SDGs Hub, China

As a scholar receiving Enlight Fellowship, a scholarship set up by a Chinese businessman’s family foundation, Mr Richard Wang has been exploring new possibilities of social innovation in China. He was selected as Forbes 30 under 30 China 2021, a member of China Council of G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, and World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

 

Before joining the public services sector, he has already set up and transformed a number of businesses, promoting education for China’s sustainability and circular economy that transformed 200 thousand people’s lives across Asia.

 

Mr Wang was featured in articles published in Xinhua News Agency, peopledaily.eu, Shanghai Youth, a column about China’s climate change in Forbes, and Financial Times Chinese.