Innovative global leader with 20+ years in sustainable finance, natural resources, infrastructure, climate, and local development. 

 

Focused on increasing sustainable investing and influencing markets through standard setting, capacity building and thought leadership.

 

Excited by building credibility in sustainable and transition finance, biodiversity and nature-based solutions, circularity water & waste, SMEs and livelihoods, just transition, and climate accountability. 

 

Skilled in creating shared value, designing new advisory services, risk management, partnerships, inclusion, public speaking, facilitation, and creative communications.

 

Founder of IFC's global Sustainability Exchange and www.commdev.org.

Named among IFC's Top 30 staff in 2021. Board trained by IMD & IFC.

Former member of Kellogg's Development Partnership Initiative Advisory Committee. 

Served on World Economic Forum's Future Global Council on Infrastructure & Long-term Finance. Named among 10 inspirational Women in Mining by Mining Global in 2016 and among 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining 2015.

 

Published topics include social capital, shared water in mining, strategic communications, financial valuation of sustainability, community empowerment and Voices of the Poor.

 

Graduated from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and the University of Massachusetts Amherst including Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal.

 

Previously worked at the International Youth Foundation, The White House, and The US Dept of Health & Human Services. Member of City Year urban service corps in Boston.