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This event will be held in a hybrid format, both on Zoom and in person. Registration is required for either attendance option. In-person attendance is restricted to current Princeton University ID holders. Open to the public on Zoom.

Join us for a talk with sustainable finance specialist Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Gratcheva. Developing countries will be heavily impacted by the climate crisis and a massive influx of capital will be required to help countries mitigate, adapt, and build climate resilience. To address this challenge, the Climate Investment Funds launched in 2008, aims to accelerate and lower the cost of capital mobilization for emerging markets, and also to support a just transition that benefits a broad range of stakeholders.

Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Gratcheva leads the Climate Investment Funds’ finance function, which is focused on scaling up the mobilization of private capital to finance transformational change toward low-carbon, climate-resilient development in emerging markets. In her prior roles at the World Bank, she focused on providing policy advice and thought leadership on sustainable finance, facilitating long-term finance through capital markets, and strengthening the role of financial institutions in development finance, as well as managing World Bank’s assets and liabilities. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow State University, and a doctorate in Operations Research from George Washington University.

*This event is organized by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance Graduate Associates.