(Dr.) Amal-Lee Amin
E3G Alumni
Amal-Lee is a passionate advocate for sustainable development.
Amal-Lee joined British International Investment in February 2020. As Managing Director of Climate, Diversity and Advisory she leads strategy and collaboration for increasing climate, gender and diversity finance and impact. Having launched the Adaptation and Resilience Investors Collaborative at the end 2020, Amal-Lee is chair of its Steering Committee.
Over the past 25 years Amal-Lee has pioneered and delivered high level outcomes on sustainable energy and climate change policy and finance through leadership roles within an impact investor, MDB, think-tank and UK Government contexts. Notable roles include Senior Advisor on finance to the UK COP26 Presidency (2020-21), Chief of Climate Change at the Inter-American Development Bank (2015-2020) and developing E3G’s International Climate Finance Programme (2011-15).
Professional achievements are underpinned by her Doctorate on drivers for change within the power sector of developing countries and policy recommendations increasing investment in renewable energy in India and South Africa.
Amal-Lee is also currently an Industry Professor at UCL, teaching an MSc course on Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing and holds various Board and Expert Advisory roles on climate finance and green investment.
Amal-Lee joined British International Investment in February 2020. As Managing Director of Climate, Diversity and Advisory she leads strategy and collaboration for increasing climate, gender and diversity finance and impact. Having launched the Adaptation and Resilience Investors Collaborative at the end 2020, Amal-Lee is chair of its Steering Committee.
Over the past 25 years Amal-Lee has pioneered and delivered high level outcomes on sustainable energy and climate change policy and finance through leadership roles within an impact investor, MDB, think-tank and UK Government contexts. Notable roles include Senior Advisor on finance to the UK COP26 Presidency (2020-21), Chief of Climate Change at the Inter-American Development Bank (2015-2020) and developing E3G’s International Climate Finance Programme (2011-15).
Professional achievements are underpinned by her Doctorate on drivers for change within the power sector of developing countries and policy recommendations increasing investment in renewable energy in India and South Africa.
Amal-Lee is also currently an Industry Professor at UCL, teaching an MSc course on Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing and holds various Board and Expert Advisory roles on climate finance and green investment.