• Partnering with E+Co, an investment company in energy enterprises, on how to develop and launch a virtual learning platform for energy entrepreneurs


• Advising two start-up social enterprises, EarthSpark International and Simpa Networks on scale-up and funding options


• Teaching and directing the energy program at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs


• Senior consultant for United Nations Development Programme to support wide array of activities related to sustainable energy policies and projects at the global, regional, and national level

Recent Projects

• Launched a non-profit organization, Arc Finance, to link energy enterprises with microfinance institutions


• Project manager for joint Citigroup Foundation and USAID-sponsored research project focusing on energy and microfinance lending portfolios in Africa, Asia and Latin America


• Led project evaluation of the Multifunctional Platform pilot project for the UNDP Regional Programme for Energy Poverty in West Africa


• Principal investigator on rural energy project for United States Agency for International Development to prepare training and outreach for field officers in developing countries


• Global Village Energy Partnership advisor and liaison for UNDP


• Developed and wrote training material on energy and climate change to raise awareness and build capacity of UNDP field officers and policymakers


• Principal investigator on numerous Asia Pacific economic coorperation projects on energy and economic development including opportunity analyses, financing and minigrid projects