As a media professional and cross-disciplinary practitioner, Gillian has long worked at the forefront of storytelling, ecosystem building, and sustainability innovation. She joined Impact Hub Shanghai in 2019, leading community development and partnership engagement. As a Partner today, she oversees the organization’s net-zero innovation programs and initiatives. She also serves as the Managing Director of the 1.5DO Climate Innovation Lab, dedicated to driving system-level transformation grounded in climate ambition.

Her work spans national SOEs, multinational corporations, and industry leaders across energy, steel, chemicals, buildings, mobility, culture & tourism, consumer goods, technology, and finance. She has authored several research publications, including Innovation Ecosystems Enabling Net-Zero Transition, A Framework for Assessing Climate Technologies and Stakeholder Needs, and Innovation Opportunities in China’s Building Materials Sector under the “Zero-Carbon Yangtze” Vision.