Verena Kraus

Verena Kraus is an experienced professional in sustainable finance and risk management, currently serving as Senior Manager for the Nature Team at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative since February 2024. Prior to this role, Kraus founded BioVida Consulting, offering services to financial institutions and corporations for nature-related risk assessments. An extensive tenure at EY included positions such as Director of Sustainable Finance and various senior management roles across financial services and technology advisory domains. Earlier career experience includes a position as Junior Risk Manager at Volksbank AG and specialized managerial roles in both London and Germany. Kraus holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from IMC Krems University and a Master of Arts in Financial Management from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, complemented by an exchange term in International Finance at Grant MacEwan University.