Jodi-Ann Jue Xuan Wang

Jodi-Ann is a DPhil candidate in International Development and a member of St Hughs College. A central theme in her research is how finance affects, (re)configures, and (re) produces structures of power and (in)equity in development. Specifically, her DPhil project investigates the rise and fixation of financialised capital as a promised solution to the global climate crisis, how this came to be, and what this means for climate justice.

Jodi-Ann's DPhil project is informed by her involvement in the youth climate justice movement and her professional experience in sustainable finance policy. She was a climate policy specialist at the UN Principles of Responsible Investment, advising governments on net zero-aligned financial regulations. Now, she is a Global Policy Fellow at the Just Transition Finance Lab at the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment.

Jodi-Ann holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge as a Tom Charlton scholar and a BA in International Studies from Kenyon College with high honours.

Jodi-Ann is enthusiastic about ensuring that her research serves and contributes to civil society organising and the climate justice movement, and always welcomes the opportunity to engage criticality about her research topics. She also serves as member of the UNECE's Expert Group on Resource Management and Taskforce on Just Transition, while volunteering her time for the Children and Youth Constituency to the UNFCCC. In 2024, Jodi-Ann was recognised as a Top 30 under 30 leader in sustainability in Canada.