Sophia (Sirong) He holds a Master of Finance from Renmin University of China. She has experience in investment research, valuation and strategy analysis from her work at Baidu, Huachuang Securities, Cyberight Capital and Bain & Company. She also interned at Shan Shui Conservation Center, where she supported projects in the Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) region on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau that link local environmental protection with community economic development.
At BIOFIN, Sophia will be supporting the Communication Team as well as the work on reforming subsidies that are harmful to biodiversity. She is particularly interested in how innovative finance can sustainably support biodiversity-positive development pathways, from repurposing harmful subsidies to mobilizing new resources for nature. She is also passionate about nature- and people-positive business incubation and would welcome the opportunity to contribute to related initiatives.
Sophia is based in Madrid, Spain and works office-based.