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
Support Partners
Past Funders
Lab Secretariat
Global Lab Steering Group
Esther Moltie
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Barbara Scholz
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Ina Brandt
Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Norbert Gorissen
Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Susan Krohn
Head of Division Sustainable Corporate Governance, Environment and Economy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMU), Germany
Sarah Zügel
Climate Finance Policy Advisor, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMU), Germany
Ruben Werchan
Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
Kerstin Jonsson Cissé
Unit Director, 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)
Karin Lindblad
Senior Program Manager, Unit for Guarantees and Catalytic Financing for Development, Department for Partnerships and Innovations, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Mats Åberg
Senior Policy Specialist, Unit for Global Sustainable Economic Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Alice Caravani
Senior Climate Project Manager, Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), United Kingdom
Mahmod Swed
Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), United Kingdom
Ellen Patton
Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), United Kingdom
Zoe Norgate
Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), United Kingdom
Global Lab Principals and Advisors
Paddy Padmanthan – Lab Principal
Vice-Chairman and CEO, ACWA Power
Thierry Tardy – Lab Advisor
Director, Business Development Division, 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, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Monojeet Pal – Lab Advisor
Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Gareth Phillips – Lab Advisor
Manager, Climate and Environmental Finance, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Dr. Claus Stickler – Lab Principal
Managing Director and Global Co-Lead, Allianz Climate Solutions
Martin Ewald – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Allianz Climate Solutions
Katie Sabo – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Aon
Julia Feeney – Lab Principal
Assistant Secretary, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Richard Bontjer – Lab Advisor
Director of the Environment, Oceans and Biodiversity, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Jillian Grayson – Lab Advisor
Assistant Director, Sustainability and Climate Change Branch, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Aliesha Lalliard – Lab Advisor
Executive Assistant, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Alexandra Liftman – Lab Principal
Global Environment Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoA)
Abyd Karmali – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Climate Finance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoA)
Teresa O’Flynn – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Founding Member of Decarbonization Partners, BlackRock
Alan Synnott – Lab Principal
Managing Director, Global Head of Research & Product Strategy, BlackRock
Rael McNally – Lab Advisor
Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Renewable Power, BlackRock
Paul Bodnar – Lab Advisor
Global Head of Sustainable Investing, BlackRock
Kelly Shultz – Lab Advisor
Environment Team, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ailun Yang – Lab Advisor
Environment Program Manager, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Nabil Kadri – Lab Principal
Chief of Environment and Amazon Fund, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Marcio Macedo – Lab Advisor
Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Raphael Stein – Lab Advisor
Coordinator, Environmental Department, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Peter Sweatman – Lab Advisor
Founder and Chief Executive, Climate Strategy & Partners
Hanne Jersild – Lab Advisor
International Department, Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate (EFKM)
Tomas Anker Christensen – Lab Principal
Climate Ambassador, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Theo Larsen – Lab Principal
Chief Advisor, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jens Fugl – Lab Advisor
Chief Councellor, Climate Finance, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dan Cleff – Lab Advisor
Deputy Director, Denmark’s Export Credit Agency (EKF)
Mariane Søndergaard-Jensen – Lab Advisor
Senior Director, International Regulation and Relations, Denmark’s Export Credit Agency (EKF)
Andrew Pidden- Lab Principal
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investments, Deutsche Bank (DB)
Anne-Katrin Gruenewald – Lab Advisor
Fund Manager, Sustainable Investments, Deutsche Bank (DB)
Michael Hoelte – Lab Advisor
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investments, Deutsche Bank (DB)
Lada Strelnikova – Lab Advisor
Lead Fund Manager European Energy Efficiency Fund, Director DWS, Deutsche Bank (DB)
Esther Moltie – Lab Advisor
Policy Advisor, Urban Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Barbara Scholz – Lab Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Paul Currie – Lab Principal
Chief Investment Officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Catherine Koffman – Lab Advisor
Group Executive Head of the Project Preparation Division, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Idsert Boersma – Lab Principal
Director, Partnerships for Impact, Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO)
Linda Broekhuizen – Lab Principal
Chief Investment Officer, Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO)
Marnix Segers – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Coordinator, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Murray Birt – Lab Advisor
Senior ESG Strategist, DWS Group
Teddy Mugabo – Lab Advisor
Chief Executive Office, FONERWA
Nathalie Mutalikanwa – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Specialist, FONERWA
Remy Rioux – Lab Principal
Chief Executive Officer and Chair, French Development Agency (AFD)
Benjamin Denis – Lab Advisor
Project Manager, French Development Agency (AFD)
Alexis Bonnel – Lab Advisor
Sector Operations, French Development Agency (AFD)
Bertrand Reysset – Lab Advisor
Lead Climate Adaptation Specialist, French Development Agency (AFD)
Estelle Mercier – Lab Advisor
Deputy Head, Climate Finance and Partnership, French Development Agency (AFD)
Mariana Deheza – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Expert – Climate Change Division, French Development Agency (AFD)
Céline Thoniard – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Expert, French Development Agency (AFD)
Marjolaine Cour – Lab Advisor
French Development Agency (AFD)
Mathilde Bord-Laurans – Lab Advisor
Head of Energy Division, French Development Agency (AFD)
Alain Beauvillard – Lab Advisor
Head of Multilateral Development and Climate Finance, French Ministry of Economy & Finance
Antoine Alamowitch – Lab Advisor
Deputy Head of the International Debt and Paris Club Secretariat, French Ministry of Economy & Finance
Marine Lannoy – Lab Advisor
Deputy Head of Multilateral Finance for Development and Climate, French Ministry of Economy & Finance
Norbert Gorissen – Lab Principal
German Federal Foreign Office
Susan Krohn – Lab Principal
Head of Division Sustainable Corporate Governance, Environment and Economy, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMU)
Sarah Zügel – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Policy Advisor, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMU)
Ruben Werchan – Lab Advisor
German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Barbara Schnell – Lab Principal
Head of the Sector Policy Department, German KfW Development Bank
Peter Hilliges – Lab Advisor
German KfW Development Bank
Kia Fariborz – Lab Advisor
German KfW Development Bank
Juan Pablo Bonilla – Lab Principal
Manager of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Sector, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Graham Watkins – Lab Advisor
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Giovanni Leo Frisari – Lab Advisor
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Anup Jagwani – Lab Advisor
Manager Climate Finance and Policy, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Steven Baillie – Lab Advisor
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Vivek Pathak – Lab Advisor
Director and Global Head for Climate Business, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Jyotsna Puri – Lab Principal
International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Hisham Zehni – Lab Advisor
Senior Technical Specialist – Climate & Environment, International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Kohji Mitomori – Lab Advisor
Director, Office for Climate Change, Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica)
Shinji Maruyama – Lab Advisor
Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica)
Eiji Wakamatsu – Lab Advisor
Deputy Head, Office for Global Issues and Development Partnership Operations Strategy Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica)
Toru Sugio – Lab Principal
Senior Deputy Director, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Michael Liebreich – Lab Principal
Chairman of the Advisory Board, Liebreich Associates
Mustapha Bakkoury – Lab Principal
President, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Nizar Mazini – Lab Advisor
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Mohamed Sahri – Lab Advisor
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Maha El Kadir – Lab Advisor
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Obaid Amrane – Lab Advisor
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Georg Børsting – Lab Advisor
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asne Vole – Lab Advisor
Norway’s Norfund
Ashvin Dayal – Lab Principal
Rockefeller Foundation
Stefanie Fairholme – Lab Advisor
Director of Investments, Power & Climate, Rockefeller Foundation
Lisa Lee – Lab Advisor
Senior Associate, Power & Climate, Rockefeller Foundation
Clare Boland Ross – Lab Advisor
Rockefeller Foundation
Adam Connaker – Lab Advisor
Director, Impact Investments, Surdna Foundation
Kerstin Jonsson Cissé – Lab Principal
Unit Director, 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)
Mats Åberg – Lab Advisor
Senior Policy Specialist, Unit for Global Sustainable Economic Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Daniel Kandy – Lab Advisor
Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
Pallavi Sherikar – Lab Advisor
Climate Adaptation Negotiator & Policy Specialist, Office of Global Change, U.S. Department of State
Christina Chan – Lab Advisor
U.S. Department of State
Sierra Woodruff – Lab Advisor
U.S. Department of State
Zoe Norgate – Lab Principal
UK Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Alice Caravani – Lab Advisor
Senior Climate Project Manager, UK Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Mahmod Swed – Lab Advisor
UK Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Ellen Patton – Lab Advisor
UK Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Autumn Gorman – Lab Advisor
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Sashi Jayatileke – Lab Advisor
Climate Finance Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Zachary Vinyard – Lab Advisor
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Marianne Smallwood – Lab Advisor
Foreign Service Officer, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Lucas Isakowitz – Lab Advisor
Presidential Management Fellow, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Victoria Ryan – Lab Advisor
Foreign Service Officer, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Rowan Douglas – Lab Principal
Head of Climate and Resilience Hub, Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
David Simmons – Lab Advisor
Managing Director, Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
Carlos Sanchez – Lab Advisor
Director, Climate Resilience Finance, Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
Mafalda Duarte- Lab Principal
Head of Climate Investment Funds, World Bank
Global Lab Observers
Astrid Manroth
Tariye Gbadegesin
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Ltd
Xing Zhang
Ping Cheh
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Bérénice Lasfargues
Pieter Oyens
Jane Ambachtsheer
BNP Paribas
Andrea Fernández
C40 Cities
JP Moscarella
Stacy Swann
Climate Finance Advisers (CFA)
Marilyn Waite
Climate Finance Fund
Joan Larrea
Davod Schwartz
Leah Pedersen
Convergence
Sara de Pablos
Council of Europe Development Bank
Sergio Gusmão Suchodolski
Desenvolve SP
Gustavo Amaral
Cinthia H. de Oliveira Bechelaine
Adauto Modesto Junior
Camila Moreira de Castro
Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG)
Adam Wolfensohn
Encourage Capital
Nancy Saich
Stephen O’Driscoll
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Lori Kerr
Sumaiya Sajjad
FinDev Canada
Jonathan First
GFA Climate and Infrastructure
David Alfaro
GIZ
Andy Deacon
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCOM)
Chizuru Aoki
Filippo Berardi
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Josué Tanaka
Great Circle Capital Advisors
Javier Manzanares Allen
Green Climate DAO
Selena Wrighter
Darren Karjama
Andreas Lunding
Babita Bisht
Howard Cho
Henry Gonzalez
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Ken Locklin
Impax Asset Management Limited
Lorenzo Bernasconi
Joint Chief of Regulatory Affairs, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
Kevin Whitfield
Nedbank
Maria Netto de A. C. Schneider
New Development Bank (NDB)
Mira Banerjee
Aleksandra Reskalenko
Nordic Development Fund
Bruce Cabarle
Partnerships for Forests (P4F)
Hans Loth
Joke Oudelaar
Rabobank
Olivia Coldrey
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)
Lucretia Landmann
Gabriela Blatter
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU)
Adam Tomasek
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
India Steering Group
Walt Reid
Director, Conservation and Science Program, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Craig Neyman
Vice President and CFO, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Sahba Chauhan
Program Manager – Climate Engagement, IKEA Foundation
Pustav Joshi
Programme Manager, Climate Energy Finance, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
India Members
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Managing Director & CEO, Amplus Energy Solutions Private Limited, Amplus Solar
Ankur Gupta
Amplus Solar
Mayank Choudhary
Senior Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Jayant Prasad
Executive Board Member, cKers Finance
Reuben Abraham
Climate Policy Initiative (Board Member)
Pradeep Singh
Climate Policy Initiative (Board Member)
Mohan Kranti
Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Santosh Janakiram
Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Walt Reid
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Craig Neyman
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
HV Harish
Ecube Investment Advisors
Shankar Venkateswaran
Ecube Investment Advisors
Martin Lux
Head of Energy Team Delhi Office, German KfW Development Bank
Ekta Mehra
German KfW Development Bank
Palash Srivastava
IIFCL (Asset Management Company Ltd)
Sahba Chauhan
Program Manager – Climate Engagement, IKEA Foundation
Biswarup Banerjee
Program Manager, IKEA Foundation
Divya Charen
Analyst – Infrastructure and Project Finance, India Ratings & Research
R Venkataraman
India Ratings & Research
Debjani Bhatia
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.
Harsh Jhankharia
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Shalabh Tandon
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Sriya Mohanty
IORA Ecological Solutions
Swapan Mehra
CEO, IORA Ecological Solutions
Shailesh Vickram Singh
Massive Fund
Ankit Singhvi
NN4Energy
Sharmila Chavaly
Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Piyush Mathur
Chief Business Officer, Odyssey Energy Solutions
Solene Lamri
Proparco
Shujaat Khan
RIDA Capital
Pustav Joshi
Programme Manager, Climate Energy Finance, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Mudit Jain
Tata Cleantech Capital
Pankaj Sindwani
Head – Debt Origination and Syndication, Tata Cleantech Capital
Shloka Nath
Head of sustainability and special projects, Tata Trusts
Neeraj Menon
Partner, Energy and Infrastructure team, Trilegal
Ajay Rao
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Udit Mathur
Grant Manager, UK Department for International Development
Simon Stolp
Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank
Mani Khurana
World Bank
India Observers
Himanshu Malik
AGNIi (InvestIndia)
Biswarup Banerjee
IKEA Foundation
Pooja Monga
KOIS
Moutushi Sen Gupta
MacArthur Foundation
Anjali Jaiswal
Poonam Sandhu
Natural Resources Defense Council
Rajiv Kumar
SIDBI
Navya Sharma
Startup India (InvestIndia)
Kanika Chawla
Sustainable Energy for All
Shloka Nath
Tata Trusts
Brazil Steering Group
Anja Wucke
Program Director, GIZ
Raquel Souza
Technical Advisor, GIZ
Brazil Panel Members
Marilia Rabassa
Finance Working Group Coordinator, ABSOLAR
Camila Ramos
Board Member and VP of Finance, ABSOLAR
Rodrigo Sauaia
CEO, ABSOLAR
Nabil Kadri
Chief of Environment and Amazon Fund, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Marcio Macedo
Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Raphael Stein
Coordinator, Environmental Department, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
Mauricio Moura Costa
Director, BVRio
Pedro Moura Costa
Founder and Director, BVRio
Morenno de Macedo
Caixa
Ana Toni
Executive Director, Climate and Society Institute (iCS)
Sergio Gusmão Suchodolski
Chief Executive Officer, Desenvolve SP
Betina Ferraz
Chief Risk Officer, Deutsche Bank (DB)
Rui Fernando Ramos Alves
Head of Legal, Deutsche Bank (DB)
Anja Wucke
Program Director, GIZ
Raquel Souza
Technical Advisor, GIZ
Gustavo Amaral
International Fundraising and Market Relations Manager, Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG)
Cinthia H. de Oliveira Bechelaine
Effectiveness Manager, Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG)
Adauto Modesto Junior
Chief- Economist, Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG)
Camila Moreira de Castro
Presidency Advisor, Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG)
Paul Logt
Dutch Embassy in Brazil
Anibal Wadih
Managing Partner, GEF Capital
Tiago Gomes
Head of ESG for Latin America, GEF Capital
Luciano Schweizer
Senior Projects Coordinator, German KfW Development Bank
Gustavo Pinheiro
Low Carbon Economy Portfolio Coordinator, iCS
Orlando Lima
Financial Markets Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Diogo Bardal
Associate Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Oliver Page
Senior Climate and Environment Specialist, International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Fernanda Rocha
Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Institutions for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Marcio Sztutman
Nature Based Solution Director, Partnerships for Forests (P4F)
Luiz Almeida
Global Manager, Partnerships for Forests (P4F)
Carolina Learth
Santander
Maria Gabriela da Rocha Oliveira
Head of Global Renewable Solutions, Shell New Energy Ventures
Ana Gutierrez
Climate Finance Senior Manager, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Karine Bueno
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Sustainable Banking Expert & PRB Implementation Programme Manager
Brazil Observers
Sebastian Sommer
GIZ
Matheus Amorim
Engie
Lutz Morgenstein
German Embassy in Brazil
Martin Schroeder
German KfW Development Bank
Renata Piazzon
Instituto Arapyau
Luis Laranja
Kaeté Investimentos
Fernando Russo
Meraki Fund
Keyvan Macedo
Natura
Sabrina Molina
Socopa
Anna Lucia Horta
Marcos Gambi
Paula Peirao
Tomas Kovensky
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Matheus Couto
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Danielle Carreira
World Economic Forum (WEF)
Southern Africa Members
Farai Kanonda
Regional Operations Manager – Energy and Infrastructure, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Kidanua Gizaw
Senior Climate Finance Officer, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Mwila Musumali
Climate Change Specialist, Compliance and Safeguards Division, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Gareth Phillips
Manager, Climate and Environmental Finance, African Development Bank (AFDB)
Anne Keppler
Regional Director of Southern Africa, DEG
Paul Currie
Chief Investment Officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Catherine Koffman
Group Executive Head of the Project Preparation Division, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Jim Hodges
Regional Representative for Southern Africa & Indian Ocean, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Nadège Hopman
Deputy Head of Regional Representation, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Silke Stadtmann
Head of Southern African Office, German KfW Development Bank
Jonathan First
Managing Director, GFA Climate and Infrastructure (GFA)
Bashi Gaetsaloe
Independent
Kevin Njirani
Regional Director Southern Africa & Nigeria, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mike Peo
Head of Infrastructure, Energy and Telecommunications, Nedbank
Nigel Beck
Head of Sustainability Finance & ESG, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)
Heather Jackson
Chief Executive Officer, RBN Fund Managers