As Head of Research and Advocacy, Helena leads the research team and coordinates advocacy efforts across the Asia region, working closely with the ACGA’s Secretary General and secretariat team. Dr. Helena Fung (馮伊蓮娜) joined the ACGA in April 2025, prior to which she worked for the London Stock Exchange Group as Head of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for strategy, expansion and product development across the region, focused on indexes, data and analytics solutions. A core part of her role was regulatory engagement with policy makers and standard setters and stock exchange partnerships focusing on sustainability initiatives. Helena relocated to Hong Kong in 2014 from London – a key hub for ESG investments, where she worked for the responsible investment arm of Hermes Investment Management, enabling pension funds and asset managers to integrate sustainability criteria into passive and active portfolios. Helena’s experience includes ESG integration, equity analysis and advising on philanthropy for family office, asset management and institutional clients. She has been working in ESG and Sustainable Investment since 2008, including providing advisory research on stewardship implementation for pension funds and family office clients, drafting responsible investment policies and integrating sustainability policies into both active and passive portfolios. Helena has postgraduate qualifications in law and holds a professional investment qualification and a Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow.
Helena Fung