Together with like-minded partners, we design, build, and manage portfolios of initiatives that represent the most strategic bets to achieve impact at scale in specific issue areas across Asia.
Each portfolio has an “issue-mission” informed by rigorous strategic analysis, and targets at least a 5-10 year impact horizon. Portfolios are actively managed, and strategies are continuously adapted, based on the learning and results of our initiatives.
We call each issue-mission a “Voyage”, reflecting our commitment to the long-term journey to impact at scale. We have 6 active Voyages covering poverty alleviation, education and youth, mental health in Hong Kong SAR; and strategic philanthropy sector building, mobility and livelihoods, and disability inclusion across Asia.
Our biggest initiatives are benefitting millions of beneficiaries and we have shaped over 800m USD in strategic philanthropy across Asia.
Creating evidence-based, scalable, and sustainable solutions to urban poverty alleviation, starting with our incubation partnership with JC PROJECT LIFT.
Transforming education from exam-oriented to future-oriented through 1) pathways into employment that go beyond traditional definitions of success and 2) reshaping the role of schools in the 21st century toward student identity and agency.
Exploring community-based systems to vastly accelerate cost-effective early identification and intervention of depression and anxiety to tackle the help-seeking and treatment gap, especially amongst youth and adults.
Growing Asian philanthropy into its strategic potential by researching and building philanthropic ecosystems and infrastructure that align with the political, economic, and cultural realities of Asia.
Facilitating last-mile access to social protection for tens of millions of vulnerable families who are on the move due to poverty and climate disasters.
Pioneering an assistive technology focused patient capital impact investment fund to close the ~1bn gap in access to AT in low- and middle-income countries.
Benjamin joined Voyage in 2024 and has been a core member of various social impact and strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Voyage, he acquired extensive consulting experience as an Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), working across diverse sectors such as retail, insurance, and telecommunications. Benjamin’s dedication and enthusiasm for social impact and strategy are evident through his previous internships at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Global Development Incubator, and UBS AG. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Business from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), where he was recognized with the Academic Achievement Medal (~top 1%). In his free time, Benjamin engages in multiplayer strategy games and practices meditation.
Aditi is a strategy expert in philanthropy and development, with ~14 years of experience in global development, law & policy, and academia. As a former Associate Partner at Dalberg Advisors, a strategy consulting firm, and an independent advisor, Aditi has developed programmatic strategies for large foundations and governments, set up multi-stakeholder coalitions and institutions, and led research to assess and catalyze meaningful impact. She brings deep expertise working at the intersection of education and employment but finds the most meaning in understanding the broader patterns that shape our world. Aditi holds a Doctorate with Distinction in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s from Harvard Law School. Aditi has recently moved to London to be closer to family and is trying to (yet again) find her calling as a writer.
Warren founded Voyage to 1) reflect his ~17 years’ experience that scaling impact in Asia requires strategic initiatives, rooted in local leadership and partners, executing over a long-term horizon; and 2) to be a place that sharpened and inspired the best talent to change the ways they saw the world, and their potential to change it. His skillset merges strategy consulting, entrepreneurship, and executive management; all informed by a strong track record in strategic philanthropy across Asia, and a deep curiosity of Jungian psychology and leadership development. He has lived and worked in China, India and Australia, and holds an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD. Outside of work, you’ll find him carving on a snowboard, playing ice-hockey, or hanging out with his forever-puppy Kobi.
Ronie Mak is the Managing Director of RS Group (a HK based family office focused on impact investments and sustainability related activities. Ronie is an investment banker by training with over 15 years of experience in banking. Ronie previously spent 8 years in HSBC serving in various departments including the CEO office, strategy and business management as well as in-house mergers and acquisitions team for the region. During this period, Ronie acted as the Secretary of the Hong Kong Association of Banks in 2012, and other previous roles included KPMG Corporate Finance, United Parcel Services Mergers and Acquisitions as well as HSBC Corporate Finance. Ronie was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of New South Wales in Sydney with merit and a double degree in finance and marketing, Bachelor of Commerce.
Dr. Liow Chee Hsiang is the Vice Dean (Education) and an Associate Professor in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (National University of Singapore) since 2016. He currently lectures both Master and undergraduate students in global health, programme design/ implementation/ monitoring / evaluation (DIME).
Prior to that, Chee Hsiang worked in a non-profit for 14 years where he was the Managing Director of Operations and chair of the General Management Team overseeing about 20 public health and global health projects. He has also been involved in several global health programmes in the Greater Mekong Region including HIV prevention, TB, and community-based healthcare. He has undertaken various evaluations in the region including China and Cambodia.
Xi is the Head of Group ESG at FWD Insurance, leading their ESG agenda. Prior to FWD, she was a Director at Deloitte Sustainability & Climate Change team advising corporates, governments and NGOs. Prior to Deloitte China, Xi was Finance Director at Blue Ventures Conservation, a UK based environmental NGO that engages the coastal communities in alternative wealth creation and responsible fisheries supply chain to reduce their reliance on marine resources. Xi also has over 9 years of Finance & Strategy consulting experience from Accenture and PwC UK with expertise in managing sustainable change programs.
Xi is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a master’s degree in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Warwick in the UK. Xi is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English, French and Romanian.
Grace joined Voyage in 2019, and has been providing the team with core operational support ever since. Grace has more than 30 years’ experience in the position of Secretary, Personal Assistant, Administrative Officer, and she spent 17 years in Cisco Sales Organisation as Administrative Assistant, Operations Manager supporting Managing Directors and Vice Presidents. Grace has experience in operations, office management and event organising. Grace was born in Hong Kong and speaks Cantonese, English, Mandarin. She likes living a healthy life, yoga, movies, travelling and eating.
Emily joined Voyage in 2023, and has been part of the team supporting the evaluation of the Urban Graduation Approach in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Voyage, she worked as an assistant researcher at the Our Hong Kong Foundation where she conducted research on mental health policies and primary healthcare development. She has experience in end-of-life-care research among advanced cancer patients, HIV prevention research in the correctional setting, designing and implementing a teacher-capacity building and youth mental health program in rural China. She graduated with a Masters of Public Health and a Psychology B.A. from Brown University, U.S.A. She likes hiking, baking, running, and going to museums.
Sabrina joined Voyage in 2022 and has been involved in multiple strategy and program design projects in the Education and Youth, and Strategic Philanthropy portfolios. Prior to Voyage, Sabrina served at an underprivileged secondary school as a Teach For Hong Kong Fellow and worked for the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute and PwC Hong Kong, where she conducted policy research and analyses ranging from teacher professional development to food surveillance programmes informing management decisions. She also ran an indie local bookstore that specialised in social theme-based curation. Sabrina holds a Master of Arts in English Studies and a Bachelor of Laws with a minor in German from the University of Hong Kong. She is an avid reader, a major anime geek, a cinema- and concert-goer, and an aspiring polyglot who is trying to keep up with Japanese, Korean and German.
Rainbow joined Voyage in 2020 and has been involved in multiple strategy and program design projects across the Education and Youth, Mental Health, and Poverty Alleviation portfolios. Most recently, she has been on the poverty alleviation portfolio core team driving program design and implementation. Prior to joining Voyage, she served as a Program Assistant at Philanthropy in Motion (Beijing), a social enterprise promoting youth social impact. She also interned at the Hong Kong Government Home Affairs Bureau and Asia Society Hong Kong Centre. She holds a B.A. in History from University College London. She loves to explore different art forms, from painting to pottery, and is passionate about dream analysis.
Jiayin joined Voyage in 2024, and is part of the team to drive sector building for strategic philanthropy in Asia. Prior to joining Voyage, she was a consultant in McKinsey for 4 years, with a strong focus on sustainability, accelerating private and public sectors for net-zero transition through strategy design, transformation, new business build and investment due diligence. As a McKinsey Sustainability Fellow, she worked across teams in Asia, Europe and United States. She holds a B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from Peking University and a MSc in Management (Distinction) from London Business School. She enjoys mountaineering, landscape photography as well as yoga & meditation.
Edmond joined Voyage in 2023, and has been working on education, youth and poverty alleviation projects. Before joining Voyage, he spent 6 years in the Hong Kong social impact sector, focusing on education, youth, and talent development. He has extensive experience working in social sector start-ups, with diverse hands-on experience in organizational capacity building and strategy implementation. He has also been actively engaged in different communities for driving human-centric impact locally since his university days. He holds a B.A in Government and Public Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He enjoys watching films, hiking, hanging out with friends, and exploring new interests.
Yoori joined Voyage in 2021 and has been involved in multiple strategy and program design projects across the education, health and poverty alleviation. Most recently, she has been leading the evaluation team, supporting the design and implementation of a poverty alleviation program evaluation. Before joining Voyage, she spent 3 years working as a strategy consultant at Dalberg Advisors in Kigali, Rwanda, where she supported governments, donors, and local private sector companies in agriculture, education and ICT sectors across East Africa. She holds a M.A. in International Development and International Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with honors and a B.A. in Sociology and Economics from Wellesley College. She loves to travel, cook, and spend time with her cat Neo.
Olivia joined Voyage in 2023. Her current role is to support the implementation of evaluating the effectiveness of the Urban Graduation Approach in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Voyage, she managed a research project in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology studying the labour market development in elderly care in Hong Kong, and another research study in the University of Hong Kong, investigating the COVID-19 social policy and welfare responses in East Asia. Apart from academia, Olivia has worked as a journalist (locally in Hong Kong, Vancouver and outport reporting in Beijing, Wuhan, and Bangkok), for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Canada) establishing communications between the provincial government and the Chinese community, and in the Insurance Authority in Hong Kong. Olivia holds a MA in Sociology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a BBA majoring in Accounting and minoring in Psychology from the Simon Fraser University, Canada. Olivia loves to travel, watch movies, listen to, and play music, where she composes and arranges songs and is involved in a few bands.
Ethan joined Voyage in 2024, where he focuses on sector building for strategic philanthropy in Asia and youth social mobility in Hong Kong. Prior to Voyage, Ethan spent 6 years as a strategy and operations consultant in Mckinsey and PwC, where he mainly worked within the consumer and TMT sectors. Ethan also supported pro-bono social sector projects, where he helped redesign the operations and facilities for a local food rescue and meal assistance NGO. Ethan holds a masters degree in Manufacturing and Mechanical engineering from the University of Warwick. In his spare time he likes to travel, play chess and all types of sports.
Lucia joined Voyage in 2019, and has been leading the Poverty Alleviation and Disability Inclusion portfolios, providing end-to-end strategic philanthropy support and maintaining close partnerships with leading organisations in these issue areas. Most recently, she is leading a team to support the design, adaptation and evaluation of a large scale urban graduation approach in Hong Kong covering 25 transitional housing sites across 11 districts. Before Voyage, Lucia spent two years in Taiwan and Mainland China as a creative and marketing manager, focused on public education and rural revitalization. Lucia’s dedication to helping those in need is rooted in her academic background; she earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Social Policy from The University of Hong Kong and completed a course in Human Rights Law at Koc University in Istanbul. She also founded a cross universities society to promote the “learn before you serve” spirit and practices since 2014. She is passionate about art and interior design and sometimes teammates call her “Designer Lu”!
Jennifer joined Voyage in 2020, and has been leading the Education and Youth, and Mental Health portfolios, including multiple strategy and program design projects across positive education, early childhood education, and community-based mental health. Most recently, she has been leading the strategy and design of a large-scale program for youth social mobility, and supporting initiatives to drive strategic philanthropy in Asia. Prior to joining Voyage, she spent 5 years on the Swire Management Programme (assigned to Cathay Pacific), leading projects in branding, digital & analytics, strategy, and people development. As part of her international rotations, she worked in the Philippines to localise the corporate strategy, and led a team of 30 across sales/operations in mainland China as Area Manager – Henan & Shaanxi. She holds a B.A. in History and Spanish from Durham University. She loves to travel and read as means to see more of this world, and identifies as a rock climber, snowboarder, and diver!
Charleen joined Voyage in 2024, where she has been leading the Strategic Philanthropy portfolio, driving sector building initiatives in Asia. Before joining Voyage, she was a founding member of the China Management Consulting Corporation, and spent 12 years at McKinsey. There, she led the McKinsey China City Initiative and co-led the public and social sector practice. She has extensive experience and deep insights into the public and social sectors in China, having addressed critical social and economic development issues in the Yangtze River Delta, the Greater Bay Area, and the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circles. She holds a B.A. in Organizational Communication, with a minor in Finance from Hong Kong Baptist University. She is a working mother who constantly strives to balance her aspirations in social sector and time with her daughter, while trying not to be a “tiger mother.”
