黃元山（Stephen Wong）於美國芝加哥大學獲取經濟學學士，和耶魯大學東亞研究碩士。之後到美國華爾街和倫敦金融中心的投資銀行工作八年，2005年回流亞洲，出任英國最大銀行蘇格蘭皇家銀行(RBS)的董事總經理(Managing Director)暨亞洲債券部管理委員會委員(Asia Fixed Income Management Committee)，成為最年輕的部門主管之一。現時他為大學客席教授和講師，被香港政府委任為金融發展局小組成員、可持續發展委員會小組成員、和禁毒基金投資小組委員會委員。他共同創立和出任環保組織“健康空氣行動”董事局主席，其他公職包括香港公益金預算及分配委員會副主席、香港社會效益分析師學會副主席、和社聯政策研究及倡議常設委員會成員等。

Stephen Wong obtained a B.A. (Economics) from University of Chicago and a M.A. from Yale University.  He went on to work on the Wall Street in New York and in the financial district of London for eight years.  In 2005, he returned to Asia, and became a Managing Director and member of the Fixed Income Management Committee (Asia Pacific) at RBS, as one of the youngest team leaders in the industry.  Currently, he is teaching in universities as an adjunct professor and lecturer.  He is also appointed by the HKSAR government for various advisory roles, including a committee member of the Financial Services Development Council, a committee member of the Sustainable Development Council, and an investment committee member of the Beat Drugs Fund.  He co-founded and is the Chairman of the Clean Air Network, and he is also a Vice Chairman of the Budget and Allocation Committee of the Community Chest of Hong Kong, a Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Social Impact Analysts, and a member of the Standing Committee on Policy Research and Advocacy of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, etc.