Dr. Molly ZHONGHAN JIA

Dr. Molly Jia serves as the Project Manager for China Plastic Initiatives at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. She holds a PhD in Antarctic Marine Ecology from the University of Tasmania and brings extensive experience in plastic pollution, circular economy, and chemical management. Dr. Jia’s work is now centered on developing innovative business models to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Before joining the foundation, she was a researcher at Greenpeace, where she specialized in plastic pollution and other cross-disciplinary environmental issues.