Tariye joined CIF in March 2024 as Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to this appointment she was CEO of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments a leading Pan-African infrastructure fund investing in energy transition and climate resilient infrastructure. As well as the Co-Chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), an international organization enabling end-to-end high-integrity voluntary carbon markets for climate action.
Tariye has global experience from the International Monetary Fund’s Western Hemisphere Department, the Boston Consulting Group,and Price Waterhouse Coopers. She has served in multiple climate and economic development organizations including as a member of the Climate Policy Initiative’s Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, member of the Infrastructure Advisory Committee for the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI); Member of the African Advisory Board of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ); member of the Board of Advisors – Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy and member of the Advisory Council of the Millenium Challenge Corporation.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Amherst College, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.