Head of HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence and

Global Head of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Research

Wai-Shin Chan is Head of HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence and Global Head of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Research. His dual role involves analysis of climate change and its multi-asset implications as well as the integration of ESG within HSBC’s Global Research. Prior to joining HSBC in 2011, he worked as a fund manager and is a former executive director of the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia. He was also an equity analyst at a leading investment bank for several years, focused on the transportation sector before becoming an ESG analyst. He holds a degree in mathematics and physics from Durham University (first class honours) and is a CFA charterholder.