Summary
Yuanchao Xu is a sustainability and climate risk specialist with 11 years’ experience, currently Senior Manager leading Financial Services climate and sustainability work at EY in Hong Kong. He combines technical modelling skills (Python/R hydrological and climate forecasting tools) with advisory and assurance experience across strategy, risk management, reporting, carbon markets and sustainable finance. His background spans research and policy work at CWR, published case studies on environmental risk and water-related financial impacts, and hands-on tool development including an R package and public GitHub projects for data processing and climate finance analysis. Known for translating complex climate science into actionable solutions for financial institutions, he also designs training and internal solutions to operationalize regulatory requirements. With dual MSc training in Hydroinformatics and a BE in energy engineering, he brings a rare blend of domain science, coding, and regulatory-savvy advisory practice.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS Hydroinformatics and Water Management, Master of Science - MS Hydroinformatics and Water Management at Newcastle University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Heat energy and power engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Heat energy and power engineering at China Agricultural University
Master of Science - MS Hydroinformatics and Water Management, Master of Science - MS Hydroinformatics and Water Management at Polytech Nice Sophia
English, French, Chinese, Chinese