Dazhong Wu is a foundation chairman, nonprofit founder, and strategic platform builder focused on advancing global sustainable development through innovation, youth leadership, and cross-sector collaboration. He is the Chairman of the Global Foundation for Sustainable Development & Innovation (GSDI Foundation) and the Founder of the Global ESG Leadership Association (GELA), a New York–registered nonprofit organization serving as a core execution and governance partner within the broader ecosystem.

As Chairman of GSDI Foundation, Mr. Wu leads the development of an international platform dedicated to integrating technological innovation, institutional design, and global cooperation across key frontier areas, including artificial intelligence, biomedicine, sustainable finance, and global governance. The Foundation operates as a convening and strategic framework, aligning academic institutions, industry partners, public-sector stakeholders, and emerging young leaders to translate innovation into scalable, real-world solutions for complex global challenges.

Mr. Wu founded GELA as a mission-driven nonprofit organization to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through research, education, and cross-sector partnership. Under his leadership, GELA has grown into an international ecosystem spanning leading universities, youth leadership networks, entrepreneurial programs, and policy-oriented research initiatives, with an expanding footprint across North America, Asia, and Australia. GELA serves as a primary execution network for global summits, research programs, and collaborative projects initiated under the broader GSDI platform.

He is also the architect of GELA’s Trinity Framework, a governance and operational architecture that integrates three interconnected global platforms:
(1) a multi-university alliance forming one of the most active youth sustainability and innovation networks;
(2) the Alpha Centauri Accelerator, supporting early-stage ventures in ESG-aligned and impact-driven industries; and
(3) the SustainX Institute for Sustainable Development & Innovation, an interdisciplinary research institute focused on AI, biomedicine, sustainable finance, and global governance. Through this framework, Mr. Wu has facilitated collaborations with United Nations–affiliated partners, philanthropic institutions, academic organizations, and industry leaders, strengthening the ecosystem’s capacity for dialogue, innovation, and long-term impact.

In addition to his nonprofit and foundation leadership, Mr. Wu brings professional experience in alternative asset investing and investment banking. He previously served as an Alternative Assets Investment Analyst at KCY Family Office, where he conducted due diligence and risk assessment across private credit, hedge funds, secondary funds, and niche alternative strategies, contributing to asset allocation decisions and manager evaluation. Earlier, he worked in investment banking at CITIC Securities, supporting capital markets and corporate finance–related transactions and research. His background in finance and risk management reinforces his ability to bridge capital, technology, and sustainable development objectives within complex institutional environments.

Mr. Wu holds a Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the School of Finance and Statistics at Hunan University. He has been recognized as a Sichuan Provincial Outstanding Student Cadre and a Hunan Provincial Outstanding Graduate, honors awarded for leadership, academic excellence, and contributions to institutional development.

Through GSDI Foundation and GELA, Mr. Wu continues to build a future-oriented global platform that empowers emerging leaders, advances sustainability-driven innovation, and fosters cross-sector collaboration aimed at shaping a more resilient, inclusive, and forward-looking global development pathway.