Fernanda Gimenes

Fernanda is Senior Research Lead at CETEx, where she works on private capital mobilisation, blended finance, and macroeconomic policy approaches that support climate investment in emerging markets. Her research focuses on the political and institutional dynamics shaping climate finance, including how policy frameworks and financial market governance enable climate and nature-positive investment. 

She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and brings over 15 years of experience combining policy research and applied work in climate and finance initiatives. Previously, she has held advisory and project leadership roles at the World Economic Forum, the UN Environment Programme, and the Brazilian chapter of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Over her career, she has led and supported initiatives engaging banks, insurers, and investors in advancing sustainable finance practices and developing innovative financial solutions to address climate and nature challenges.

Research interests

• Financial market policy and regulation
• Political economy of climate finance
• Private capital mobilisation and blended finance