I am an economist with 17 years of experience in energy and climate. I work at the United Nations Development Programme coordinating the Energy for Growth in Africa initiative, which aims to bring down the cost of capital for sustainable energy projects by working with project owners, governments, and investors to reduce risk misperception in African markets and to mitigate actual risks in projects. I have extensive experience in economic and financial modelling, I have previously worked at the World Bank, and as an economics professor at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.