Lyndsey Zhang

Her research interests include corporate governance, board oversight, environmental, social and governance, corporate sustainability, business stategies and risk management (including environmental, social and governance, reputation and other business risks).

Lyndsey has more than 20 years of extensive corporate experience, working with and serving on the board of directors as an executive director with Western and Chinese multinational companies in the clean and renewable energies, automation manufacturing and solar technology sectors. She is passionate about advancing her knowledge and contributing her research findings toward corporate governance and environmental, social and governance theories for the environmental, social and governance integration challenges that global corporate boards encounter.

In 2005, Lyndsey earned her MSc in Accountancy from Illinois State University (USA), with prior qualifications including an MBA from New York Institute of Technology (USA) and a BSc in Economics from Xiamen University (China). She is also an Illinois-licensed Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Independent Board Director in the USA.

Lyndsey also has several publications, outlined below:

Governance Magazine (UK)

- May issue 2021 (321): ESG Revolution in the US

- February issue 2021 (318): What Really Happened to Ant Group's IPO

- October issue 2020 (314): China Companies' VIE Structure

- July issue 2020 (311): Governance in China

Global Finance Magazine (US)

- September Issue 2021: China Debuts National Carbon Trading Market

- June Issue 2021: China Minority Shareholders Find Louder Voice

- May Issue 2021: ESG Movement Advances in China