Guangzhe Chen

Guangzhe Chen is the Vice President for Planet at the World Bank.

Previously, Mr. Chen served as the Vice President for Infrastructure, where he oversaw the World Bank’s work across energy, transport, urban development, and land and disaster risk management—representing roughly $110 billion of the Bank’s portfolio. In that position, he helped drive strategic priorities including job creation, resilience to climate impacts, and private capital mobilization for infrastructure.

Prior to joining senior leadership, Mr. Chen held multiple global and regional roles at the World Bank, including Regional Director for Infrastructure in South Asia, Global Director for the Transport Global Practice, and Senior Director for the Water Global Practice. He also served as Country Director for Ethiopia, and later for Southern Africa, based in Pretoria.

Mr. Chen brings over 30 years of international experience in sustainable development, infrastructure finance, climate resilience, and environmental management across the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank. He holds an M.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics from Zhongshan University in China.