Ronie Mak

Ronie leads and manages the strategy, operations and development of RS Group’s activities in HK and globally. RS Group is a mid-sized HK-based family office committed to creating a paradigm shift in people’s values and priorities so that economic growth will support, instead of jeopardize, human development and environmental sustainability. She led the launch of the RS Group Impact Report in 2016 and the incubation of the “Sustainable Finance Initiative” (SFi) in 2018, a private investor community platform that aims to drive demand and promote sustainable finance in HK. In 2019, Ronie led the “Natural Capital Initiative”, aimed at deploying catalytic capital to support innovative investment solutions that can protect and enhance natural capital in Asia. Projects under this initiative include a US$3 million blended finance funding window, as well as the incubation of “Terratai”, a venture builder for nature, launched in August 2023, aimed at supporting early stage nature-based businesses in SE Asia by providing funding and hands-on venture support.

Currently, Ronie is working on the design and implementation of a new US$20M climate catalytic program that aims to deploy a full range of capital to support sustainable agriculture and ecosystem business models in Asia, covering funds, organisations and projects in Asia. Ronie is an Advisor and Member to SFi, member of the Investment Committee of Terratai, as well as Board Chair of the Global Development Incubator (Asia) Ltd.Ronie has over 15 years of banking & finance experience with past careers at HSBC, KPMG and UPS. She was born in Hong Kong where she currently resides with her family and 2 boys. Ronie aspires to dream big, explore more and gain new experiences in the post COVID world.