Dr. Venkatachalam Anbumozhi is a Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia. His previous positions include Senior Capacity Building Specialist at the Asian Development Bank Institute, Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Senior Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, and Assistant Manager at Pacific Consultants International, Tokyo. He has published several books, authored numerous research articles, and produced many project reports on the circular economy, low-carbon, and sustainable consumption policies and practices. Anbumozhi is a member of the US-ASEAN advisory group on Circular Smart Cities, G20 Task Force on Green Financing, APEC Expert Panel on Sustainable Production and Consumption, and the ASEAN Panel for Promoting Climate-resilient Growth. He has taught technologies and resource management, international cooperation for sustainable development, and finance for inclusive growth at the University of Tokyo. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo.