Hongpeng LEI
Hongpeng leads the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)’s global portfolio on cities, transport, air quality, and cooling, and oversees CIFF’s regional strategy and implementation in East and Southeast Asia, including China as CIFF’s China Chief Representative, working on energy transition, climate finance, cities and transport, air quality, land use, and China’s roles in global climate actions.
Hongpeng’s career spans government, think tank, NGOs and philanthropies. He was Director of China Energy Program for World Resources Institute (WRI), and led WWF China’s climate and energy team. He also worked on green buildings in the government.
Hongpeng sits on the boards of Energy Foundation China and C40 and chairs the Steering Committee of Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership. His current advisory roles include Special Advisor of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China Strategy and Development Committee of the WRI, and China Advisory Committee of African Climate Foundation.