Benjamin T. Smith Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

- As second employee, worked in all aspects of product and business development, growing the user-base with more than 10,000 iOS app downloads- Rebuilt the proprietary financial transactions index by leveraging qualitative and quantitative analysis to create the most accurate personal carbon emissions model on the market- Repositioned the core product as.

Geneva, Ch

- Guided GGGI’s major expansion of its knowledge platform, leading to 80% y/y growth in users, 3x investment from funders, and becoming the world’s leading knowledge sharing venue on green economic policy - Managed a cross-functional team on three continents with a focus on stakeholder engagement, user experience, and strategy development - Facilitated the.

Seoul, Seoul, KR

Seoul, Seoul, KR

Nairobi, KE

Geneva, GE, CH

- Spearheaded the design, writing and roll out of Environmental Mainstreaming guidelines across the organization’s entire annual US$100 million project budget, presenting the guidelines to ITC’s 400-person staff - Managed external consultants for key projects in Africa, East Asia, and Latin America, ensuring high quality and timely completion- Served as.

Nairobi, KE

Managed country workplans and budgets, developed country project logical frameworks and project documents

Washington, DC, District Of Columbia, US

• Rural Water Development Strategy, Jamaica 2013— Jamaica’s National Water Commission (NWC) hired Castalia to assist in preparing its strategy to expand rural water access. Castalia helped craft the countries rural water.
• World Bank Caribbean Energy Sector Engagement Framework, Caribbean 2013—The World Bank Latin America and Caribbean division hired Castalia to provide insights into the energy sector of the Caribbean in order to craft a.
• ExxonMobil vs. Republic of Argentina (Case No. ARB/04/16) 2012-2013—Castalia was hired to serve as an independent expert witness before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Castalia.

Washington, DC, US

• Lessons Learned from Restoring Degraded Lands in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest 2011-2012—The World Resources Institute in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University SAIS wanted to find economical solutions to.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Driving Green Economic Growth for The City of New York’s Economic Development Corporation 2011—The City of New York’s Economic Development Corporation was searching for ways to bring more sustainability centered.
• Analyzing Global Business Process Outsourcing for a Major US Bank 2011—A Major US Bank engaged AT Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council to create a model in order to stay apprised of changing economic and political.

Washington, DC, US

• Analyzing the Impact of the Russian Coal Sector on Global Carbon Emissions 2010—Russian plans to shift away from the gas fired generation to coal fired power overt the coming decade presented an underreported threat to.
• Preparing US and EU Diplomats with Timely Climate and Energy Briefings 2010—Senior US and EU diplomats regularly meet at GMF forums to discuss critical issues in transatlantic relations. Mr. Smith was tasked with.

Toronto, ON, CA

• (Formerly: Point Carbon)
• Modeling and Presenting the US Carbon Offsetting Potential Under Various Policy Scenarios 2008-2009—The Advisory Group at Point Carbon was hearing from many of its clients that they were having a difficult time.
• Conducting Research for Large Energy-Focused Private Equity Fund 2008—A leading energy investment private equity fund hired Point Carbon’s Advisory Group to identify and research a number of firms as potential.

Vienna, Austria, AT

(Formerly: Bank Austria Creditanstalt)

Arlington, Virginia, US

(Formerly: Bureau of National Affairs)

M.A., International Affairs, International Economics

B.A., Economics, Statistics

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