Our Team

Sean is the Co-founder of Transition Asia. Throughout Sean's career, he has led highly impactful and adaptable corporate and public engagement programs in China. He was Deputy Director of Greenpeace East Asia for nearly a decade and prior to that, led business development for foreign companies across the Greater China region. Sean is highly integrated into Chinese non-profit, business, and investor networks. He graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Lauren has spent over 10 years bridging gaps in finance, policy, and climate progress in East Asia and North America. Most recently, she worked on sustainable finance issues in East Asia covering ESG, green finance policy in the public and private sectors, overseas energy investment, and investor engagement. Prior to this, she held roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and the Brookings Institution’s Brookings-Tsinghua Center. She has an MPA from Tsinghua University and a BS from the International Business and Chinese Enterprise (IBCE) program at the University of South Carolina and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Bonnie has seven years of experience in sustainability and climate change mitigation. Before joining Transition Asia, Bonnie worked at CDP and Miotech, promoting Chinese corporations' ESG disclosure and connecting investors and companies in the sustainability value chain. Bonnie also has long-term cooperation with one of the world’s leading ESG index providers, where she conducted ESG and green revenue analysis with a focus on Chinese and Japanese listed companies. Bonnie holds a Master of Science in International Development: Environment, Climate Change, and Development from the University of Manchester.

Kenta has nearly 10 years of experience as a journalist and a research analyst. Prior to Transition Asia, he led multiple projects at a London-based news agency, the Japanese embassy, the American embassy, and London Stock Exchange group. With a primary focus on sustainable investment, corporate ESG assessment, and consulting services for Japanese players, his responsibilities extended from primary research to engagement with a variety of stakeholders including private corporations and governments.

Prior to joining Transition Asia, Karen worked as an ESG Research Associate at an Asset Management Company in Hong Kong, where she conducted sustainable investment research and analyses to identify opportunities in sustainable finance, providing valuable insights to support the company’s internal strategic decision-making. Skilled in nurturing relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, she collaborated with diverse teams to drive company’s sustainability progress. She possesses solid knowledge in sustainable finance and ESG practices, holding an MSc at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Bachelor of Commerce degree at Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto.

Monica is an experienced corporate communications professional with over 13 years of expertise in Singapore and Hong Kong. She has successfully developed and executed strategic communication and reputation management strategies for companies across various sectors. Before joining Transition Asia, Monica served as the Managing Director of FGS Global, where she led their Singapore operations for four years, advising and implementing corporate communications strategies for asset managers, private equities, banks, and Hong Kong listed companies.

Emily has nearly 20 years of experience of project, financial and human resource planning in nonprofits settings. For over 10 years, she was also executive committee member and office-holder of two major labour organisations in Hong Kong. As such, she is well versed in governance principles. Her role in Transition Asia involves financial and human resource planning and management, development of operations workflow, and donors reporting.

Sammy has almost 20 years accounting experience across a range of global and local businesses and organizations in HK, including a senior accountant role in a global NGO based in Hong Kong.. She is well versed in ensuring integrity and accuracy in financial management. Highly experienced in interacting with external auditors, bank executives, tax advisors and officials from relevant governmental bodies, Sammy not only ensures our month to month financial accuracy, but also plays a key role in ensuring we’re fully compliant with external requirements.