Dr. Helke Waelde

Dr. Helke Waelde serves as a Senior Sector Economist at KfW since January 2022, focusing on climate and disaster risk financing and insurance, while also working as a Lecturer for Economics at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management since August 2023. Previous roles include Senior Consultant at joyn-coop and extensive experience at KfW, where responsibilities spanned project management in Pakistan and Afghanistan, coordination of aid initiatives, and strategic planning for projects in Syria and Turkey. Dr. Waelde's academic contributions include teaching and research positions at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and Universität Regensburg, complemented by a robust educational background in Economics and Digital Transformation.