— FOUNDER
Founder of Asia Research Collective. Olivia leads ARC's research programmes from Hong Kong, bringing cross-sector expertise across inclusion and climate research.
Olivia Welch is the Founder of Asia Research Collective, with experience spanning climate advisory, humanitarian research, and corporate inclusion strategy. As Research Manager at Community Business, she led multi-market research across Asia on diversity, equity and inclusion, sustainability, and ESG, shaping influential publications and advancing corporate practice across the region.
Her work spans gender equity, disability inclusion, LGBTQ+ rights, social mobility, and the collation of indigenous knowledge in disaster mitigation, partnering with global organisations to strengthen inclusion policy and deliver measurable impact.
She holds a Master's in Humanitarian Health Programme Management from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and an ESG Investing certificate from the CFA Institute. Olivia combines analytical rigour, stakeholder strategy, and powerful storytelling to translate research into action.
DE&I, ESG and Climate Research
MSc Humanitarian Health Programme Management, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
ESG Investing, CFA Institute
Hong Kong
