Sourajit Aiyer | Sustainable Finance Technical Expert
GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)

Finance and sustainability professional with 18+ years of experience. Currently working as a Sustainable Finance Technical Expert with GIZ posted in Cairo, Egypt; previously posted at GIZ HQ at Frankfurt, Germany. Prior to this, worked with auctusESG, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, UBS Bank London, Grameen Capital, UNEP's Sustainable India Finance Facility & independent projects. Worked across conventional financial services in business research, institutional investor relations, and corporate strategy, and subsequently in sustainable finance, blended finance, climate risk and climate-related financial risks in advisory, training and research projects targeting developing countries. Authored 3 books on Asian regional economies and published ~170 articles on sustainability, business and finance issues, including in publications like World Economic Forum Agenda, Straits Times, Economic Times, etc. Delivered 15+ guest-lectures across Asian universities, and invited as speaker in 20+ industry conferences and forums across emerging markets, including a TEDx talk in the UK. Cleared exam-based certifications in ESG, sustainable finance and climate risk from the CFA Institute, GARP, Chartered Banker Institute, CISL Cambridge & ICAEW. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sourajitaiyer/