Deborah will be your guide through the complex and evolving world of sustainable finance, empowering you to harness the power of innovation for a better world. She delivers decades of practical, hands-on experience spanning deal execution, management, and advisory.
Deborah has held senior positions with leading international financial institutions including International Finance Corporation, Green Municipal Fund, and Export Development Canada. Over her career, she has structured and closed billions of dollars in funding transactions globally in multiple sectors, and has advised on over $6 billion in new sustainable finance initiatives.
Deborah is an internationally recognized thought leader in innovative finance for sustainable development. Her groundbreaking insights are regularly profiled at leading conferences around the world.
Deborah's expertise spans blended finance, development finance, structured and project finance, catalytic funding vehicles including trust funds, SPVs and partnerships, private equity, mezzanine finance, brownfield financing, leveraged leasing, asset-based lending, climate finance, mid-market lending, second lien structures, and Islamic finance.