Current Role | Chief Sustainability Officer, Temasek Holdings |
Previous Position | Head of ESG Strategy, Goldman Sachs Asia |
Key Recognition | Asia’s Top Sustainable Finance Leader | Forbes Asia Sustainability Award 2024 |
Background and Early Foundations
Kyung-Ah Park’s career has been defined by a rare fusion of finance and environmental stewardship. After graduating from Harvard Business School with an MBA and earning a degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, she embarked on a Wall Street career that would later pivot toward sustainability.
At Goldman Sachs, she led the environmental markets group in Asia, pioneering ESG frameworks when sustainable investing was still niche.
Today, the Kyung-Ah Park sustainable finance leadership story stands at the center of Asia’s green investment future.
Career Milestones and Impact
Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
2005 | Joined Goldman Sachs Environmental Markets Group |
2010 | Spearheaded Asia’s first large-scale ESG integration efforts at Goldman Sachs |
2021 | Appointed Chief Sustainability Officer at Temasek Holdings Singapore |
2024 | Oversaw launch of Temasek’s $3 billion Decarbonization Investment Platform |
- Assets Overseen: Temasek Holdings ~S$400 billion (~USD $300 billion)
- Key Programs: Decarbonization investments, net-zero targets, green technology scaling
- Impact: Driving Asia’s largest sovereign investments into clean energy, climate tech, and sustainable agriculture
Leadership Style and Influence
Kyung-Ah Park leads with precision, foresight, and coalition-building.
She is known for:
- Translating complex climate risks into measurable financial outcomes
- Building bridges between government, corporate, and capital markets
- Advocating for a just, inclusive energy transition across emerging Asian economies
Internally at Temasek, she champions embedding sustainability into every investment decision, not just “greenwashing” portfolios.
Her influence is quietly profound — shaping investment flows that determine Asia’s climate future.
Legacy and Future Focus
Kyung-Ah Park’s work is creating a blueprint for institutional investors to move beyond ESG compliance into active sustainability leadership.
Her next focus includes:
- Expanding Asia-Pacific’s access to green bond markets
- Scaling carbon removal technologies through venture investing
- Pioneering standards for biodiversity and natural capital investing
In short, she’s helping shift trillions of dollars toward a liveable future — one deal at a time.
