Amal-Lee Amin

Amal-Lee Amin has a wealth of experience in the field of climate change and sustainable finance. Amal-Lee is currently serving as the Managing Director of Climate, Gender & Diversity, and Advisory Teams at British International Investment since January 2023. Prior to this role, they worked as the Managing Director and Head of Climate Change at the same company from February 2020 to April 2023. Amal-Lee has also held prominent positions at various organizations such as UCL, where they are an Industry Professor teaching about sustainable finance and investing starting from January 2024. Amal-Lee served as a Senior Advisor at COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference, advising on climate finance strategy from September 2020 to December 2022. Additionally, they were the Director of Climate Strategy at CDC Group plc from February 2020 to January 2022. Before that, they worked as the Chief of Climate Change and Sustainability Division at the Inter-American Development Bank from August 2015 to February 2020. Amal-Lee also served as an Associate Director of International Climate Finance at E3G from October 2011 to June 2015 and as the Deputy Head of the Green Investment Bank at DECC from August 2010 to October 2011. Amal-Lee was the Lead on the Climate Investment Funds at the Inter-American Development Bank from June 2008 to July 2010. Amal-Lee's career began at Defra, where they held the role of Head of Technology and Investment and EU Lead Technology Negotiations UNFCCC from September 2004 to June 2008. Amal-Lee also previously served as the Head of International Sustainable Energy Policy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from December 2002 to August 2004.

Amal-Lee Amin obtained a Bachelor's Degree in BSc Environmental Science from the School of Molecular Sciences at the University of Sussex in the years 1990 to 1993. In 1994 to 1995, they pursued a Master's Degree in Science and Technology Policy from SPRU at the University of Sussex. From 1995 to 2000, Amal-Lee completed their education with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Science and Technology Policy, Energy and Development from SPRU at the University of Sussex. Before these degrees, Amal-Lee attended Godolphin and Latymer between 1984 and 1990, but the specific degree or field of study is not provided.