A leader in the carbon space
CLIFI is a SEC-registered investment advisor that creates innovative and globally needed finance solutions that address climate change. The company has gained a strong reputation as a leader in this field, having achieved significant success over the past three years. One notable achievement of CLIFI is its collaboration with S&P Global to develop the world's first benchmark index for tracking global carbon allowance markets.
Additionally, CLIFI worked together with Krane Shares to list the first global carbon ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. This ETF provides investors with a convenient way to invest in the carbon markets and to support companies that are actively working to reduce their carbon footprints. Overall, CLIFI's contributions to the climate finance markets have been significant, and the company continues to play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable investing.
Leadership
CLIFI builds on over 75 years of experience across traditional investment and environmental finance, combining deep industry expertise with proprietary research and cutting-edge models.
Expert in environmental finance and impact investing, with over a decade of fund management experience. Founder of Emergent and Leaf Coalition.
Former Partner at Encourage Capital, former Portfolio Manager of EKO Green Carbon Fund, former President of Environmental Markets at Equator LLC, and former U.S. Country Director at EcoSecurities.
TED Talk resident and professor at Columbia University.
Over 35 years of experience in private equity and fund management.
Co-founder of Indochina Capital and former advisor to Citicorp Capital and Morgan Stanley.
Former CEO of Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings. Member of the Board for NYU Stern School of Business.
Over two decades of experience at the intersection of energy, finance, and climate policy. He most recently served as Head of Research and Portfolio Manager at Andurand Capital Management LLP, where he led climate-focused investment strategies. His career includes senior positions at BNP Paribas Asset Management as Chief Sustainability Strategist, Deutsche Bank as Global Head of Carbon Research, and at Carbon Tracker as Managing Director and Head of Research, where he was instrumental in advancing market understanding of carbon pricing, transition risk, and the economics of decarbonization. Lewis was also a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), contributing to global standards for climate risk transparency.
Advisory Board
a Nobel Prize-winning economist and expert in the field of volatility measurement within financial markets. He is a thought-leader in Climate Change Risk and Sustainable Investing and a professor at the NYU Stern School of Business.
Director of NYU Stern School of Business’s Center for Sustainable Business. 25 years of experience working on local, national, and international environmental and sustainability issues to engage businesses in proactive and innovative ways mainstreaming of sustainability.
Senior U.S. diplomat and business leader with decades of experience at the intersection of foreign policy, economic strategy and innovation. Prior to government service, he co-founded Adviser Investments, one of the nation’s leading investment advisory firms, and built successful ventures across publishing, real estate, and financial services.
25 years of experience in asset management. Established and led Portfolio Implementation at AQR Capital Management. Member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU. M.B.A. in Finance and Statistics from NYU Stern School of Business.
Founder and CEO of KraneShares, an asset management firm delivering China and climate focused exchange traded funds to global investors. He has spent the last 20 years working with companies in China.
Seasoned private equity investment professional with 20 years of experience in fund formation, fundraising, investment and management. She has a robust track record in energy generation, water, sanitation, oceans and infrastructure investments, specializing in Greenfield development in Emerging Markets. Susana has played a crucial role for the last 15 years in founding and managing innovative private equity funds that directed and deployed significant capital for renewable energy and low carbon investments across the Latin America and the Caribbean region.
Our Partners
CLIFI has established a diverse network across carbon markets.
