The Paulson Institute Employee Directory
Think TanksIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
The Paulson Institute is a non-partisan think-and-do tank based in Chicago, with offices in Washington and Beijing. It was founded in 2011 by former Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., and its primary focus is the U.S.–China relationship, regarded as the most consequential bilateral tie in a rapidly evolving global order. The institute operates at the intersection of economics, financial markets, environmental protection, and policy advocacy, with the aim of promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth. It produces analysis to decode China’s political economy and advocates for market- and nature-based solutions to climate change and environmental conservation. The organization works with financial markets and international financial institutions to implement green lending standards and seeks to convene thought leaders to develop new frameworks for U.S.–China policy. In 2025, it launched Unlocking Private Finance for Nature as Infrastructure, a public-private partnership with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.