Extraordinary Endeavors in Turbulent Times: Asian Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact during COVID-19

ASIA BUSINESS COUNCIL HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8 5 Author Biographies Extraordinary Endeavors in Turbulent Times Pauline Yeung Pauline Yeung is the Program Director at the Asia Business Council, where she promotes dialogue and understanding on economic developments in the diverse and dynamic region. She holds an A.B. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University and an M.A. in Arts and Cultural Enterprise from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Fluent in five languages and learning her sixth, she speaks Korean and Japanese and was the Master of Ceremony for a live event in Mandarin featuring the first Chinese astronaut in space. From 2017 to 2020, Pauline was a political appointee in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, specializing in financial policy. During her tenure, she was instrumental in facilitating the development of digital and sustainable finance within and beyond the city. She led efforts to consult lawmakers, financiers, and academics on government initiatives and engage local and overseas experts on comparative studies of financial law and regulation. She also promoted the opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and along the Belt and Road at the Asian Financial Forum and the Swiss International Finance Forum. As a Hang Seng Scholar and Sir Edward Youde Scholar, Pauline has a longstanding interest in education. She has served on the judging panels for the Sing Tao Interschool Debating Competition, the South China Morning Post Student of the Year Awards, and the Sachs Global Fellowship at Princeton University. She is also passionate about mentoring young people and has shared her experiences at schools, universities, and next generation programs at Tencent and UBS. In relation to the arts, Pauline’s interest in culture and creativity encompasses the classical and the contemporary, the Eastern and the Western. She has worked on exhibitions by French artist JR and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and interviewed more than 100 creatives globally as the head of arts innovation at a top-ranked think tank in Asia. Pauline began her career at Morgan Stanley and is based in her home city Hong Kong.