Alex Wang

Secretary-General, Youthink Center, China
China

Alex Wang, Founder and Secretary-General of Youthink Center in China, one of the leading Chinese youth-led “Think and Do” tank focusing on global challenges and opportunities. Founded in 2009, Youthink Center had the vision to build an eco-system to support young leader to learn, advocate and take actions on Social Business, SDGs, Climate Change etc. Youthink has won Youth4Asia Award by Asian Development Bank in 2015, UN People’s Voices Award for Best Social Media Campaign in 2015 by United Nations SDG Action Campaign, Haifan Award by People’s Daily in China in 2017.
 
Alex was Initiator of Chinese Youth Delegation to UN Rio+20 and then he led Chinese Youth participation on global development agenda. Prior to Youthink, he worked as Director of International Cooperation and Business Development in China Foundation Center, led GrantCraft Chinese Project, and served as Secretary-General of Chinese Foundation High-level Leaders’ Delegation to Harvard University in 2012.