Prof. Yao Wang is the Director General of the International Institute of Green Finance at Central University of Finance and Economics. She serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Green Finance Committee, China Society for Finance & Banking, and an advisor to the Green Development Committee of the Securities Association of China. Her research on the green economy and sustainable finance, is highly influential, encompassing over 300 published papers, leading more than 100 research projects, and authoring 34 monographs. Awarded the "Outstanding Contribution Award" in 2019 at the Annual China Excellent Green Finance Awards from "Asian Money.