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Geneva, Switzerland

London, United Kingdom

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is one of the largest independent philanthropic organisations in the world with a $4bn endowment, annual grants of over $200m in the areas of health, nutrition, education and climate change, and a workforce of 80+ professionals in London, Nairobi and Delhi. CIFF seeks to transform the lives of poor and.

London, United Kingdom

Africa Renewables Ltd (AfriRen) provides European industry with stable, long term supplies of quality biomass. Established by senior energy trader J.F. Guillon to develop renewable energy projects in Africa, AfriRen employs cutting edge technology and operations whilst respecting the environment and local communities. With headquarters in London and.

VentureGreen (VG-I) is an international advisory firm, with offices in London and New York, that enables and empowers green business entrepreneurs and business leaders by providing them with access to carbon markets and expertise in sustainability and building a low-carbon future.

• In charge of strategy and management of EcoSecurities in the US with a team of 12 people in two offices, New York and Los Angeles.
• Re-oriented EcoSecurities US business strategy to address the changing and challenging environment created by emerging US climate change legislation, while leveraging EcoSecurities international platform and expertise.
• Established an extensive network of contacts across different industries, including electric utilities, oil and gas companies and clean technology firms, amongst others.

• In charge of EcoSecurities business development department, this included managing the expansion of EcoSecurities internationally and the acquisition of carbon-abatement projects to EcoSecurities portfolio.
• Successfully managed the growth in the Origination Team to 70 people in 20+ countries, from 20 people in 5 countries, and grew the portfolio from 100 contracted projects to over 500.
• Managed EcoSecurities Country Directors in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, Dubai, Spain and Morocco, including contract negotiations and structuring, strategy development and approve.
• Traveled extensively across five continents, visited and conducted business in more than 40 countries including Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria, UAE, Egypt, Ukraine, India, Singapore, Malaysia.

• Appointed as Marketing Manager of the EcoSecurities-Standard Bank Carbon Facility.
• Advised private and public organizations on the potential and liabilities related to climate change regulation.
• Participated in various studies, including asset evaluation and Project Design Document development of CDM projects in Nicaragua, Brazil, Tanzania and Fiji.

Assessed carbon mitigation of clean energy enterprises in Africa and northeast Brazil, as part of the African and Brazilian Rural Energy Enterprise Development Programs managed by UNEP. Created an Intranet to enable effective communication among the Energy Unit, Regional Offices, and other UNEP Collaborating Centres across the world.

Executive Mba, Master In Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Awarded EMBA Scholarship for Women Elected Class Academic Rep The Executive MBA programme provided me with a.

Management Acceleration Programme, Management, Leadership, Finance

The Management Acceleration Program at INSEAD equipped me with a general management perspective. It broadened my general business.

Msc, Environmental Change And Management, Energy, Environmental Economics

Activities and Societies: Linacre College Master’s dissertation: 'Promotion of small-scale energy business in the Clean Development.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Sciences, Top 1

Graduated Number 1 of Promotion.