Hoesung Lee is the Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Endowed Chair Professor at Korea University Graduate School of Energy and Environment. His research encompasses the economics of climate change, energy and sustainable development. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Korean Academy of Environmental Sciences, council member of the Global Green Growth Institute, and a member of the Asian Development Bank President’s Advisory Board on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Lee was previously the founding president of the Korea Energy Economics Institute, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, and senior adviser to the Korean Minister of Energy and Resources and the Minister of Environment.