Sylia Chi

Sylvia Chi is a climate and environmental justice policy expert and attorney based in Oakland, California. She previously served as Policy Director for Asian Pacific Environmental Network, where she launched the California Green New Deal Coalition. Before that, she was Independent Counsel with Verdant Law, advising on chemical regulatory and green marketing compliance. Sylvia has also worked with the International Refugee Assistance Project, Environmental Law Institute, U.S. EPA, and United States Senate. She currently leads on policy advocacy and implementation for the California Public Banking Alliance and was a principal co-author of AB 857 (2019), establishing a licensing framework for public banks in California. She earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and A.B. from Dartmouth College.