Partners
Lab Members are high-level leaders from both the public and private sectors who contribute expertise, political capital, and financial capital to selected instruments. Lab Members drive the Lab’s activities, including selection, development, and endorsement of instruments.
The Lab also seeks advice from beyond its membership to ensure that analysis is robust, to source further analytical, technical, commercial, and political know-how, and to build the support necessary to launch pilots. Learn more about how to get involved.
Funders
Lab Members
Past Funders
Lab Secretariat
Global Lab Steering Group
Marnix Segers
Climate Finance Coordinator, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norbert Gorißen
Head of International Climate Change, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany
Susan Krohn
Head of Financing, International Climate Action, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany
Sarah Zügel
Speaker, Climate Finance, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany
Clare Boland Ross
Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation
Adam Connaker
Director, The Rockefeller Foundation
Mats Åberg
Senior Policy Specialist, Unit for Global Sustainable Economic Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Nawar Al-Ebadi
Programme Officer, Department for Partnerships and Innovations, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Angelina Avgeropoulou
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom
Alice Caravani
Senior Climate Project Manager, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom
Global Lab Principals and Advisors
Paddy Padmanathan – Lab Principal
President & CEO, ACWA Power
Thierry Tardy – Lab Advisor
Executive Director, Acquisition and Project Finance, ACWA Power
David Ungar – Lab Advisor
Exeuctive Director, GHG Mitigation and Sustainability, ACWA Power
Sameh Shenouda – Lab Principal
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Kome Johnson-Azuara – Lab Advisor
Associate Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Stefan Nalletamby – Lab Principal
Director, Financial Sector Development Department, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Anthony Nyong – Lab Advisor
Division Manager, Climate Finance, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Monojeet Pal – Lab Advisor
Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Gareth Phillips – Lab Advisor
Division Manager, Climate Finance, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Remy Rioux – Principal
Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Carl Bernadac – Lab Advisor
Deputy Regional Director, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Estelle Mercier – Lab Advisor
Deputy Head, Climate Finance and Partnerships, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Damien Navizet – Lab Advisor
Head of the Climate Change Division, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Dr. Claus Stickler – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Allianz Climate Solutions
Martin Ewald – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Allianz Climate Solutions
Julia Feeney – Lab Principal
Assistant Secretary, Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Richard Bontjer – Lab Advisor
Public Financial Management Director, Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Jillian Grayson – Lab Advisor
Assistant Secretary, Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Alexandra Liftman – Lab Principal
Global Environmental Executive, Bank of America
Abyd Karmali – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Climate Finance, Bank of America
Teresa O’Flynn – Lab Principal
Global Head of Real Assets Sustainable Investing, BlackRock
Alan Synnott – Lab Principal
Director, BlackRock
Rael Mcnally – Lab Advisor
Associate, Blackrock
Márcio Macedo – Lab Advisor
Managing Partner, Environmental Department, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Raphael Stein – Lab Advisor
Environmental Engineer, Environmental Department, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Peter Sweatman – Lab Advisor
Chief Executive and Founder, Climate Strategy & Partners
Hans Jakob Eriksen – Lab Advisor
Special Advisor, Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate
Hanne Jersild – Lab Advisor
Chief Advisor, Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate
Tomas Anker Christensen – Lab Principal
Climate Ambassador, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Theor Larsen – Lab Principal
Chief Advisor, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dan Cleff – Lab Advisor
Deputy Director, International Relations Department, Denmark’s Export Credit Agency (EKF)
Mariane Søndergaard-Jensen – Lab Advisor
Director, International Relations Department, Denmark’s Export Credit Agency (EKF)
Paul Currie – Lab Principal
Chief Investment Officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Catherine Koffman – Lab Advisor
Group Executive, Project Finance Infrastructure, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Idsert Boersma – Lab Principal
Director, Dutch Development Bank (FMO)
Linda Broekhuizen – Lab Principal
Chief Executive Officer, Dutch Development Bank (FMO)
Andrew Pidden – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investments, DWS
Murray Birt – Lab Advisor
Senior ESG Strategist, DWS
Anne-Katrin Gruenewald – Lab Advisor
Fund Manager, Sustainable Investments, DWS
Michael Hoelter – Lab Advisor
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investments, DWS
Susanne Kern – Lab Advisor
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investments, DWS
Lada Strelnikova – Lab Advisor
Portfolio Manager, DWS
Teddy Mugabo – Lab Advisor
CEO, Fonerwa
Delphine Eyraud – Lab Advisor
Senior Policy Adviser, International Climate Negotiations, French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Jonathan First – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, GFA Climate & Infrastructure
Juan Pablo Bonilla – Lab Principal
Manager, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Sector, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Giovanni Leo Frisari – Lab Advisor
Climate Change Economist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Graham Watkins – Lab Advisor
Acting Chief, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Jyotsna Puri – Lab Principal
Director, Division of Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Liza LeClerc – Lab Advisor
Lead Climate Change and Environmental Specialist, Division of Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Steve Baillie – Lab Advisor
Principal Financial Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Anup Jagwani – Lab Advisor
Manager, Climate Finance and Policy, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Ryutaro Murotani – Lab Advisor
Deputy Head, Office for Global Issues and Development Partnership Operations Strategy Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Kotaro Taniguchi – Lab Advisor
Director, Office for Climate Change, Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Toru Sugio – Lab Principal
Senior Deputy Director, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Barbara Schnell – Lab Principal
Senior Banker, KfW
Roland Siller – Lab Principal
Director General, KfW
Peter Hilliges – Lab Advisor
Head of Division Climate and Energy Policy Unit, KfW
Dr. Ylva Renner-Häberle – Lab Advisor
Director, KfW
Alexander von Kap-herr – Lab Advisor
Senior Sector Economist Climate Change, KfW
Michael Liebreich – Lab Principal
Chairman & CEO Liebreich Associates, and Founder & Senior Contributor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Mustapha Bakkoury – Lab Principal
President, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Obaid Amrane – Lab Advisor
Management Board Member, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Maha El Kadir – Lab Advisor
Communications Officer, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Mohamed Sahri – Lab Advisor
Project Development Director, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Georg Børsting – Lab Advisor
Policy Advisor, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asne Vole – Lab Principal
Management Team, Norway Norfund
Dr. Mujawamariya Jeanne d’Arc – Lab Principal
Environment Minister, Republic of Rwanda, Ministry of Environment
Lisa Lee
Senior Associate, The Rockefeller Foundation
Kerstin Jonsson Cissé – Lab Principal
Director, Unit for Global Sustainable Economic Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Mats Åberg – Lab Advisor
Senior Policy Specialist, Unit for Global Sustainable Economic Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Nawar Al-Ebadi – Lab Advisor
Programme Officer, Department for Partnerships and Innovations, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Karin Lindblad – Lab Advisor
Senior Program Manager, Unit for Guarantees and Catalytic Financing for Development, Department for Partnerships and Innovations, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Ashufta Alam
Deputy Director, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom
Daniel Kandy – Lab Advisor
Foreign Affairs Officer, US Department of State
Rowan Douglas – Lab Principal
Head, Capital Science & Policy Practice, Willis Towers Watson
Carlos Sanchez – Lab Advisor
Director, Climate Resilience Finance, Willis Towers Watson
David Simmons – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Capital Science & Policy Practice, Willis Towers Watson
Global Lab Observers
Katie Sabo
Aon
Ping Cheh
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Jane Ambachtsheer
Pieter Oyens
BNP Paribas
Andrea Fernandez
C40 Cities
Stacy Swann
Climate Finance Advisors
Adhiti Gupta
Joan Larrea
Convergence
Monica Scatasta
Council of Europe Development Bank
Adam Wolfensohn
Encourage Capital
Josue Tanaka
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Astrid Manroth
European Climate Foundation
Barbara Boos
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Andy Deacon
Amanda Eichel
Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM)
Chizuru Aoki
Filippo Berardi
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Babita Bisht
Tony Clamp
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Marilyn Waite
Hewlett Foundation
Ken Locklin
Impax Asset Management
Isabel Leroux
Leena Klossner
Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
Bruce Cabarle
Partnerships for Forests (P4F)
Olivia Coldrey
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)
Miroslav Delaporte
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Adam Tomasek
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
India Steering Group
Walt Reid – Lab Principal
Director, Conservation and Science Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Craig Neyman – Lab Advisor
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Sahba Chauhan – Lab Principal
Programme Officer, Oak Foundation
Krishan Dhawan – Lab Principal
CEO, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Pustav Joshi – Lab Advisor
Programme Manager, Clean Energy Finance, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
India Principals and Advisors
Philippe Serres – Lab Principal
Regional Manager, South Asia, PROPARCO, Agence Française de Développement
Jean-Baptiste Imatte – Lab Advisor
Investment Officer, PROPARCO, Agence Française de Développement, New Delhi Office
Sanjeev Aggarwal – Lab Principal
Managing Director & CEO, Amplus Energy Solutions Private Limited
Akhilesh Kumawat – Lab Advisor
Manager, Amplus Energy Solutions Private Limited
Mayank Choudhary – Lab Principal
Senior Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Amit Kumar – Lab Advisor
Investment Officer, Asian Development Bank
Dipender Saluja – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Capricorn Investment Group
Dr. Sushanta K. Chatterjee – Lab Principal
Joint Chief of Regulatory Affairs, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)
H.T. Gandhi – Lab Advisor
Deputy Chief of Finance, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)
Jayant Prasad – Lab Principal
Executive Board Member, cKers Finance
Santosh Janakiram – Lab Principal
Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Mohan Kranti – Lab Advisor
Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Harish HV – Lab Principal
Managing Partner, ECube Investment Advisors
Shankar Venkateswaran – Lab Principal
Operating Partner & Head of ESG Engagement, ECube Investment Advisors
Vinod K. Kala – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Emergent Ventures India
Snigdha Kala – Lab Advisor
Investments, Emergent Ventures India
Sashi Kumar – Lab Advisor
IGEN-ACCESS Programme, GIZ India
Shailesh Vickram Singh – Lab Principal
Co-founder, GoMassive
Abhinav Tyagi – Lab Advisor
Analyst, GoMassive
Suvir S Davda – Lab Principal
Director, Global Market Corporate Services, HSBC India
Ankur Gupta – Lab Advisor
Sr. Manager, Corporate Risk Solutions, Global Markets Corporate Services, HSBC India
Aditya Aggarwal – Lab Principal
Partner, Infrastructure, IDFC Alternatives Limited
Mahendra Bisht – Lab Advisor
Director, IDFC Alternatives Limited
Gaurav Bhatiani – Lab Principal
Chief Operating Officer, IL&FS Trust Company Limited (ITCL)
Parag Baduni – Lab Advisor
Associate Director, IL&FS Trust Company Limited (ITCL)
Rajeev Kumar Gupta – Lab Advisor
Assistant Manager – Credit Monitoring, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)
Venkataraman Rajaraman – Lab Principal
Senior Director and Head – Infrastructure and Project Finance, India Ratings & Research
Divya Charen C – Lab Advisor
Analyst – Infrastructure and Project Finance, India Ratings & Research
S.K. Bhargava – Lab Principal
Director of Finance, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
Debjani Bhatia – Lab Advisor
Assistant General Manager, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
Dr. Chandan Chowdhury – Lab Principal
Executive Director, Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management, Indian School of Business
Kinshuk Saurabh – Lab Advisor
Associate Director, Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management, Indian School of Business
Swapan Mehra – Lab Principal
CEO, IORA Ecological Solutions
Sriya Mohanty – Lab Advisor
Manager – Climate Policy, IORA Ecological Solutions
Prashant Sinha – Lab Principal
Head (Energy) – Credit Risk, L&T Infra Finance
Sanjeev Mishra – Lab Advisor
Team Manager – Energy Risk Vertical, L&T Infra Finance
Rajesh Cherayil – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Nereus Capital
William Pegues – Lab Principal
Director, Structured Finance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Stephen Morel – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Specialist, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Kailash Vaswani – Lab Principal
Deputy CFO, ReNew Power
Nikunj Kathuria – Lab Advisor
Corporate Finance, ReNew Power
Shujaat Khan – Lab Principal
Founder and General Partner, RIDA Capital
Neeraj Jain – Lab Advisor
Assistant Vice President of Infrastructure, SBI Capital Markets
Paul Needham – Lab Principal
Chairman, Simpa Networks
Piyush Mathur – Lab Advisor
CEO, Simpa Networks
Pankaj Sindwani – Lab Principal
Head – Debt Origination and Syndication, Tata Cleantech Capital
Sunil Agrawal – Lab Advisor
Vice President, Tata Cleantech Capital
Guneet Singh – Lab Advisor
TAS Manager, Tata Cleantech Capital
Neeraj Menon – Lab Principal
Partner, Energy and Infrastructure team, Trilegal
Megha Kaladharan – Lab Advisor
Consultant, Trilegal
Sandy Sheard – Lab Principal
Head, Energy, Climate and Growth Unit, UK Government
Amit Rama – Lab Advisor
Director, International Investment Team, Green Investment Bank, UK Government
Udit Mathur – Lab Advisor
Senior Advisor, Low Carbon Growth at DFID, British High Commission, UK Government
Gabriel Eric Naranjo – Lab Advisor
Field Investment Officer, India, USAID
Simon Stolp – Lab Principal
Lead Energy Specialist, India, World Bank
Amit Jain – Lab Advisor
Energy Specialist in Renewable Energy, World Bank
Deepak Malhotra – Lab Advisor
Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank
Preeti Sinha – Lab Principal
Senior President & Global Convenor, YES BANK and YES Institute
Gaurav Kapur – Lab Advisor
Vice President, YES BANK and YES Institute
India Mentors
Praveen Kumar
Additional Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Veena Sinha
Director of International Relations, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Sharmila Chavaly
Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance
India Observers
AGNIi (Invest India)
Clean Energy Access Network
Council On Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
MacArthur Foundation
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Shell Foundation
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Startup India (Invest India)
Tata Trusts
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brazil Steering Group
Anja Wucke
GIZ
Brazil Panel Members
Camila Ramos
ABSOLAR
Abyd Karmali
Bank of America
João Ciccarini & Thiago Bienias
BB Securities
Nabil Kadri, Márcio Macedo, & Raphael Stein
BNDES
Pedro Moura Costa & Maurício Moura Costa
BVRio Environmental Exchange Platform
Morenno Macedo
CAIXA
Anibal Wadih
GEF Capital Partners
Gustavo Fontenele
Ministry of Economy
Juliana Almeida & Maria Netto
Inter-American Development Bank
Leonardo Bichara & Oliver Page
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Diogo Falchano Bardal & Luiz Daniel de Campos
IFC/World Bank Group
Marcio Sztutman
Partnerships for Forests (P4F)
Carolina Learth & Karine Bueno
Santander
Maria Gabriela da Rocha Oliveira
Shell New Energy Ventures
Brazil Observers
Engie
Kaeté Investimentos
UBS
Southern Africa Members
Carl Bernadac, Mariana Deheza and Bertrand Reysset
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Gill Raine and Adré Smit
The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA)
Paul Currie and Catherine Koffman
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Anne-Katrin Gruenewald
DWS
Jonathan First
GFA Climate & Infrastructure
Bashi Gaetsaloe
Jupiter Consulting and Services (previous CEO of the Botswana Development Corporation)
Veronika Bertram
KfW
Mike Peo
Nedbank
Heidi Sternberg
Public Investment Corporation
Heather Jackson
Renewable by Nature
Kim Reuter
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom
Martie van Rensburg
Independent