Emily Chien is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University specializing in climate finance, net zero transition and climate tech commercialization. Emily served as Global Climate Offerings and Partnerships Leader at IBM and is founding co-chair of the 100 Women in Finance C-suite ESG Peer Advisory Group. Previously, she led AI innovation for IBM Fortune 100 clients and served as a World Economic Forum AI Fellow. As a line executive at JP Morgan, Fidelity Investments, American Express, and Prudential, Emily ran industry-leading billion-dollar businesses and platforms. Emily holds a patent for digital capabilities now used by Amazon.com, is a former CPA, and is published with the Harvard Business School in financial innovation. She serves as advisory board member, Harvard Data Science Initiative and is a member of Ascend, CHIEF women's executive network and the Economic Club of New York.