Sophia Cheng
- Apr 25, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 27
Senior Advisor / former Chief Investment Office, Cathay Financial Holding Company
Chair, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
Vice Chair, Taiwan Impact Investment Association (TIIA)
Senior Partner & CIO, Hungchi Capital
Advisory Committee Member, National Development Council
Fellow, Asia Pacific Industrial Analysis Association (APIAA)
Government Affairs Consultant, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
Board of Director, Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council (MAPECT)
Instructor, National Taiwan University (NTU)
Sophia Cheng is the Senior Partner of Hungchi Capital and the Senior Advisor to Cathay Financial Holdings; she also acts as Chair of Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). Sophia has more than 30 years of experience in research and investment with last position acting as Chief Investment Officer of Cathay Financial Holdings. Prior to that she was the Chairman and Head of Research of Merrill Lynch Taiwan.
Sophia is highly regarded by the government, for her work in financial sector research and her proactive participation in forming government policies, including promoting banking reform and sustainability.
Sophia has been actively promoting Corporate Sustainability and Responsible Investment in Taiwan. Currently, she acts as a member of Future Earth Taipei and the Vice Chair of Taiwan Impact Investment Association (TIIA). Sophia is also a member of the National Climate Change Committee of the Presidential Office and a director of the Society of Taiwan Women in Science and Technology.
Sophia has been also selected as 2019 Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen, 2021 Global Top 50 Women in Investment Management and 2022 Taiwan’s Outstanding Corporate Sustainability Professionals.
Sophia holds M.S. in finance-banking from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California and B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from National Taiwan University.
Sophia holds Master of Science degree in finance-banking from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California, USA and a bachelor degree in Atmospheric Sciences from National Taiwan University. Media Reports