Dr Wei Yang is Co-Founder and CEO of the Digital Task Force for Planning. 

Wei is an internationally renowned town planner and urban designer who champions a place-based, whole-systems approach to tackle the grand challenges of our times. She is an influential thought leader and a powerful advocate for climate action, nature-based solutions, health and well-being, and social equality. She was named a Net Zero Hero by Digital Leaders in 2022.

Wei is Founder of Wei Yang & Partners, an award-winning master planning firm in London. She possesses extensive experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams. Her professional strengths lie in combining innovative planning inspirations with feasible implementation solutions. Wei is a leading figure in researching, promoting, and implementing 21st-century garden city and green and low-carbon development approaches worldwide.

Through her leadership in various areas, Wei builds a bridge between research, development, and policy by leveraging her understanding of and belief in the full potential of spatial planning as a pivotal applied science discipline. Wei is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), and an Honorary Professor at the Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London.

Wei served as President for 2021 of the RTPI. She champions a revival of spirit and leads the systemic transformation of the planning profession, aiming to achieve collective well-being and fulfilment for all. She holds several board-level and advisory roles across different sectors. 

Currently, Wei is Chair of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), a board member of the British Library and Chair of its Capital Portfolio Committee, a Global Planner Networks (GPN) representative at the UN Habitat Professional Forum, and a Professionals Co-Chair of the UN Habitat World Urban Campaign Steering Committee.

 You can watch her RTPI Presidential Inauguration Speech at Youtube and read the text from the RTPI here.