The world has committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels to avoid the most severe threats of climate change.[1] Communities across the United States rely on fossil fuel...
Rising electricity demand. Heightened geopolitical tension. Fragility in energy markets. These are some of the big stories shaping the energy transition outlined in the International Energy Agency’s newest...
Gender disparities in entrepreneurship are stark. Only one in every three businesses is owned by a woman.
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• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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Energy finance is a rapidly growing field, as more and more investors, businesses, and governments act to support projects that fund climate mitigation and adaptation. The landscape is complex and evolving with growing calls for innovation and reform. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women in Energy initiative and the Columbia Energy Association invite you to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of energy finance and learn more about professional opportunities available in the space.
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Participant Bios
Dr. Luisa Palacios is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy. She comes to the center after a multidisciplinary career in the intersection of energy, finance and policy. See her full bio here.
Michelle Ahn is an Associate on Rabobank’s Energy Transition North Americas team. As part of a team and bank that is committed to lending to the Energy Transition, she structures and executes across a varied portfolio of transactions, including, but not limited to: utility-grade solar, interconnection, transmission, utility, and battery manufacturing. She is passionate about making the energy transition an inclusive, equitable, and female-forward landscape. She is a 2024 graduate of Columbia SIPA’s Energy and Environment program where she served as President of the Columbia Energy Association and was a teaching assistant for various classes across energy markets and renewable energy project finance. In her free time, you can catch her in Manhattan green space, biking, surfing, and running towards Asian-American pastry shops.
Maksim (“Max”) Rakhman (he/his) is an Executive Director and an ESGProduct Lead in Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley. His work includes advising corporate clients on ESG stewardship in preparation for going public,structuring and executing ESG-label led capital raises, and helping companies think through their capital allocation decisions with an ESG lens. He is also involved in the development of SustainableFinance Framework for Morgan Stanley and is part of Morgan Stanley’s ESG Center of Excellence.Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2013, Max worked as an Associate Analyst at Moody’s Investors Service performing fundamental credit analysis and research for corporate issuers, focusing on the Technology, Media and Telecom sectors. Max holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baruch College, City University of New York. His interests include LGBTQ+ advocacy, employee wellbeing, cryotherapy, and horseback riding.
Hayley Dalton is the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Generate Capital. Prior to joining Generate, Hayley started her career with Spencer Ogden, an energy and infrastructure recruitment firm, where she worked for five years on the finance desk focused on project finance, private capital, investment banking, energy corporates, and M&A across renewable energy and infrastructure. From there, she moved to an Executive Search firm, where she partnered with asset managers, private capital firms, and corporates within the energy & infrastructure industry on their talent needs. Based in New York, Hayley now works alongside her team to support Generate Capital on all talent needs. Generate is a leading sustainable investment and operating platform that aims to provide the capital and help that developers, businesses, cities and communities need to accelerate cost savings, resilience and decarbonization. Since 2014, Generate has invested in and operated sustainable assets across six sectors: power, mobility, waste, green digital, water and agriculture, and industrial decarbonization.
Nehan Naim is the ESG Strategy Officer for the Bureau of Asset Management at the NYC Office of the Comptroller, where she assesses the performance of climate solutions investments across all asset classes for the five NYC pension systems, as well as evaluates progress on net zero goals for the three NYC pension systems with decarbonization ambitions. Trained as a PhD economist, Dr. Naim has previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance at the State University of New York – ESF and has experience in consulting in North America and Asia.
Alec Apostoaei is a senior analyst on the Corporate Development team at Relevate Power, a hydropower-centric developer. Prior to Relevate Power, Alec attended Columbia SIPA’s MIA program, where concentrated in energy & environment policy and was a research associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy. In addition, Alec currently serves as a course facilitator for Sustainable Energy Finance at Johns Hopkins SAIS’s MASE program.
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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is pleased to host Dr. Catie Hausman, Visiting Faculty Member at CGEP and Associate professor at the Gerald R....
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• CGEP Large Conference
1255 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027
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• CGEP Large Conference Room
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The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.
REGISTER This roundtable is open only to currently enrolled Columbia University students. The energy transition will require a significant amount of investments in advanced economies, emerging markets, and...
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• Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027
The mining sector continues to face headwinds in attracting the necessary investments to meet the growing demand for critical minerals in clean energy technologies.
The Gulf Renewable Power Tracker is an interactive and visual database of Gulf state-owned and state-related renewable power investments and developments on a global scale.
