Changhua Wu is a specialist and policy analyst in the field of sustainability in China, an advisor to governments and corporations on sustainability strategy and innovation, a strategist in public and private engagement for a clean, green and smart energy transformation and an advocate of policy change and practice leadership for sustainable business. She is a public voice for positive change, a social entrepreneur and innovator for sustainability and an award winner for her contributions to China’s low–carbon transformation.

She is the President of Global Climate Academy, a partnership platform focused on skilling, up-skilling, and re-skilling of talents for corporate sustainability. A non-executive director of the board of Tianqi Lithium (listed in both Shenzhen and Hong Kong), Changhua chairs the ESG and Sustainability Committee and sits on the Committee of Corporate Strategy and Investment. She also sits on the Asia Water Group of Asian Development Bank, and serves as Chair of Governing Council of Asia and Pacific Water Forum, a regional network of leading players to enhance water security.

A long-standing member of the WEF expert community, she is now a member of the Global Future Council of Climate and Nature Governance, with a particular focus on roles of boards in climate and nature governance. She also sits on the board of Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation, driving scaling of sustainable infrastructure financing and investment through the FAST-Infra Label globally.

Changhua very recently joined the Expert Committee of the GF 60 in China - a leading platform advancing green finance in China, and now chairs its Committee of Sustainable Trade System Reset. She has been supporting Jeremy Rifkin Office's outreach and engagement in China.

Previously, she was the Greater China Director of The Climate Group China, CEO of the ENSR, Director of China Studies for the World Resources Institute and Editor of the English edition of the China Environment News.