Most Powerful Women Asia

Clara Chan

Courtesy of Hong Kong Investment Corp.
  • Title
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Company/Affiliation
    Hong Kong Investment Corp.
  • Country/Territory
    Hong Kong SAR

Clara Chan's role in Cathay Pacific's 39 billion Hong Kong dollar ($5 billion) COVID rescue—fully repaid in 2024, netting taxpayers nearly 4 billion Hong Kong dollars ($510 million)—landed her the top job at the Hong Kong Investment Corporation. Every dollar HKIC invests has attracted over eight dollars in co-investment, and Chan is now setting up the world's first yuan-denominated venture capital fund.