Zoey Yiyuan Zhou

BIOGRAPHY:

Zoey Yiyuan Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Climate at the Columbia Climate School. Her work bridges finance, climate science, and biodiversity, with a focus on how financial systems—especially corporate finance and banking—can accelerate nature-positive, climate-resilient, and equitable outcomes.

Professor Zhou’s work seeks to align financial architecture with sustainability objectives. She serves on the Consultation Group of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and on the committee for the Connectivity of Asian Voluntary Carbon Markets, shaping frameworks that integrate environmental risks and opportunities into financial decision-making.

She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Earth and Environmental Engineering from the Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). Drawing from an interdisciplinary foundation, Professor Zhou's work seeks to reorient financial analysis to better serve global sustainability and inclusive development.