Mark Cheng

Biographical Information
"Mark Cheng is founder and Executive Director of Chelwood Capital, a social investment consultancy that advises and raises capital for organizations creating high social impact. He is a Senior Advisor to Ashoka, the network of leading social entrepreneurs, and has worked with many development pioneers in diverse fields including micro-finance, healthcare, renewable energy and education. Mark is a former Vice President of Deutsche Bank and has 14 years experience in corporate and social finance. During that time he has helped raise more than $8bn of financing for energy, water, sanitation and infrastructure projects around the world. Among his projects, he is a founding member of ‘Solar for All’, a global initiative to accelerate the provision of affordable solar energy to some of the world’s poorest communities. Mark has been a long-term supporter of several outstanding youth organizations, including PYE Global’s UK partner LIFEbeat, where he volunteers as a workshop facilitator and youth mentor each year. Mark graduated with a BA Honors degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Exeter College, Oxford University. He is based in the UK, but has lived and worked in mainland China, Japan, and Hong Kong."

Affiliations

 * Advisory Board, PYE Global
 * Advisory Panel, Spear