Values-Aligned Capital Deployment

Engages in education, grassroots advocacy, and research to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on ending poverty, protecting the planet, and advancing peace and prosperity.

Provides advertising support through social media, coordinates sales events, and facilitates networking among ethical and fair trade businesses to strengthen member capacity and market presence.

Conducts public education campaigns and promotes fair trade businesses and retailers in New York City to increase consumer awareness and support for fair trade practices.

Organizes and hosts public events and dialogues in New York City involving businesses, retailers, NGOs, and citizens to foster engagement and collaboration around fair trade principles.

Developed an AI-driven analytical framework that identifies over 800 publicly traded companies engaged in climate resilience, enabling investors to assess and incorporate these companies into investment products. The framework supports scalable integration of climate adaptation into investment portfolios.

Organizes and hosts meetings, curated sessions, and panels that bring together private-sector investors, experts, and stakeholders to discuss climate adaptation investment opportunities, portfolio construction, and policy engagement. Since 2016, over 50 such meetings have been convened, fostering global collaboration and follow-up engagement.

Created and released the Climate Resilience Investments in Solutions Principles (CRISP) framework to help investors identify and engage with companies involved in climate resilience across sectors, regions, and asset classes. The framework supports standardized approaches to investing in climate adaptation solutions.

Advances private-sector capacity and awareness in climate resilience investing through the distribution of research, case studies, white papers, and toolkits. This includes translating resilience theses into actionable investment strategies and supporting broader understanding of climate adaptation finance.

Produces and disseminates research reports, toolkits, and discussion papers to inform investor understanding of climate resilience, including the publication of "The Unavoidable Opportunity," "Bridging the Adaptation Gap," and updates to the Investor Guide to Physical Climate Risk and Resilience. These materials provide actionable insights on climate adaptation finance and investment strategies.

Co-founded Three Cairns Group and helped lead the creation of collaborative platforms to address climate and development challenges. Focuses on strategy, partnerships, and developing new catalytic funds at Allied Climate Partners.

Uses innovative financing mechanisms and philanthropic grants to direct catalytic capital toward climate-related projects and businesses in emerging markets and developing economies. Committed $50 million in catalytic capital to anchor the African Transition Acceleration Fund (ATAF).

Leads catalytic investments aimed at demonstrating how private capital can accelerate climate impact, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure.

Delivers expert advisory services in climate-related investment across India, Africa, and Latin America, leveraging deep experience in energy transition and infrastructure finance.

Engages in advocacy and promotional activities to advance the Global Compact initiative and its core principles, including outreach to businesses, stakeholders, and the public to encourage adoption and alignment.

Raises funds to support the operations of the UN Global Compact Office and broader Global Compact initiative, including its programs and global activities. This includes ongoing financial support for the initiative's implementation and outreach.

Promotes rights-respecting business models and effective remediation of human rights abuses in corporate operations and supply chains through advocacy and accountability initiatives.

Supports partners in elevating local perspectives at UN business and human rights forums and through organization-hosted events such as the Mary Robinson Series.

Brings together diverse stakeholders to develop and deliver guidance and messaging at major global events such as COP and G20.