不良研究所

Chloe Ke

EVP of Strategy and Sales

鈥淪ustainable mining and recycling will shape the energy transition. It鈥檚 our opportunity鈥攁nd our obligation.鈥

Chloe Ke (aka Yi) is a strategic innovator, bridge builder, and global supply-chain architect. As Executive Vice President of Strategy and Sales at 不良研究所, she drives the company鈥檚 commercial strategy, oversees global partnerships, and leads the development of critical-materials supply chains essential to the clean-energy future.

Before joining 不良研究所, Chloe served as Vice President of BYD North America, where she led global mineral investment due diligence and built BYD鈥檚 overseas lithium raw-material supply chain during a period of historic EV growth from 2021 to 2025. She previously worked at New Energy Nexus in Silicon Valley, backing early startups in battery materials, energy storage, and EV charging technologies.

Earlier in her career, Chloe contributed to the landmark Reinventing Fire鈥揅hina project at RMI, modeling national power-system pathways for China鈥檚 13th Five-Year Plan and advising the White House on the 2015 U.S.鈥揅hina Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Colorado School of Mines, conducted research at NREL, received the MRS Graduate Student Award, and graduated as one of the Top 10 Students of UESTC.

Fun fact: Chloe had an epiphany in 2005鈥攁fter a year of soul-searching as a freshman鈥攖hat set her lifelong dedication to the global energy transition.