Olivia Welch is the Founder of Asia Research Collective, with experience spanning climate advisory, humanitarian research, and corporate inclusion strategy, Olivia brings deep cross-sector expertise and regional intelligence. As Research Manager at Community Business, she led multi-market research across Asia on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), sustainability, and ESG — shaping influential publications and advancing corporate practice across the region.
Her work spans gender equity, disability inclusion, LGBTQ+ rights, social mobility, collation of indigenous knowledge in disaster mitigation and disaster risk reduction partnering with global organisations to strengthen inclusion policy and deliver measurable impact.
Holding a Master’s in Humanitarian Health Programme Management from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and ESG Investing from CFA Institute Olivia combines analytical rigour, stakeholder strategy, and powerful storytelling to translate research into action — positioning Asia at the forefront of inclusive business leadership.