张建宇曾是美国环保协会中国项目的开创者。自1999年起至2021年，一直全权负责中国项目的运营，包括战略制定，项目执行，筹资等。张建宇是境外环保组织驻华机构中任职最久的负责人。在他的带领下，美国环保协会成为自2017年《中华人民共和国境外非政府组织境内活动管理办法》实施以来，首家由生态环境部作为业务主管单位的注册境外非政府组织。
张建宇协助建立并参与管理了中国第一家专业化的中外合资环境咨询公司。他作为美国空气和固体废弃物协会（AWMA）在中国的代表，参与并执行了最早的中美环境双边合作项目。
作为环境和公共政策领域的专家，张建宇专注于市场手段在解决环境问题中的应用，深度参与了中国全国碳市场的建设工作。张建宇是许多同行审议文章，专栏，书籍的作者，并经常在媒体上发表对于环境问题的看法。
张建宇是阿斯彭(ASPEN）研究所第二期中国英才计划成员，阿斯彭全球领导力网络成员。他是中国国际民间组织合作促进会的常务理事，清华大学公共管理学院客座研究员，中国环境与发展国际合作委员特邀顾问。他曾担任上市公司独立董事及全球知名企业的董事会顾问。
张建宇是清华大学学士，斯坦福大学硕士，卡耐基.梅隆大学博士，中国社会科学院金融学博士研究生。
Zhang, Jianyu
Executive Director, BRI Green Development Institute
Before joining BRI Green Development Institute, Zhang Jianyu was the vice president of Environmental Defense Fund, a leading U.S. environmental NGO.
Since 1999, he has been responsible for the establishment and overall management of EDF China program. EDF China program’s success led to EDF becoming the first officially registered foreign Environmental NGO in China under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, following the promulgation of China’s foreign NGO law effective on January 1st, 2017.
Zhang also helped found and manage the first professional Joint Venture environmental consulting firm in 1992. He served as China program advisor for the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) implementing the first Sino-US environmental cooperation project from 1997 to 1999.
Zhang is a Fellow of the prestigious Aspen China Fellowship program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He has served as board directors of China-based publicly traded companies and advisory board members of Fortune 500 companies. Zhang is an executive board director of China Association for International NGO Cooperation (CANGO). Zhang is the international liaison person for the BRI International Green Development Coalition.
Being an expert on environmental and public policies, with a focus on the application of Market-Based Instruments (MBIs) in solving environmental problems, Zhang is known for his leadership and contribution to the establishment of China’s Carbon Trading System, the largest in the world. Zhang has authored many peer-reviewed articles, columns, book chapters and a frequent commentator on environmental issues in china with public media. Zhang serves on several advisory boards, including Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center, and is a special advisor for China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). Zhang is a visiting fellow with the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University.
Zhang got his advanced degrees from Tsinghua University (Bachelor), Stanford University (Master), and Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D.). He recently completed his Ph.D. studies in Finance from Chinese Academy of Social Science.■
