Expert Connect

Green Growth Expert Connect provides policymakers direct access to world-leading technical and policy experts for quick and tailored guidance on a range of green growth topics.

The service is available, at no cost, to government agency representatives from developing countries and supporting technical institutes. To request support, simply submit a request and the GGKP will match you with a leading green growth policy expert. 

Specialised experts are available on a range of green growth topics, including fiscal reform, access to finance, indicators and metrics, natural capital approaches, sustainable trade, and government procurement. Experts will provide tailored support, including to review draft strategies, analyse policy options, share experiences from other countries, and facilitate networking.

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María de los Angeles Gálvez Orellana
Geologist for deep geothermal wells
Biography
María de los Angeles Gálvez Orellana has dedicated her professional life to exploring geothermal as a renewable energy source. Born and raised in El Salvador, she moved to Costa Rica to pursue a degree in geology, where she has found a second home. Since 2008, she has worked at the...
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Maria Dumpert
Senior Knowledge Management Advisor
Biography
Maria Dumpert supports the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership’s (GGKP) team on knowledge management, synthesis, and sharing. She is also a consultant with the World Bank, where she supports work on marine plastics and sustainable development, and the NDC Partnership's Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP), where she helps countries to access...
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Maria Eduarda Berto
Secretary of Finance
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
Maria Eduarda Berto
Biography
Maria Eduarda Berto is an economist graduated from PUC-Rio de Janeiro and holds a Master’s Degree in administration specialized in finance from the same institution. Maria is currently Secretary of Finance of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has extensive experience in finance, infrastructure project management, investment/new business...
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María José Pacha
Knowledge, Learning and Communications Coordinator
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Biography
María José Pacha is a Biologist from Argentina. For 15 years María José has worked on issues of protected areas, climate change, and the United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ( REDD+). She has collaborated with the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF), the...
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Maria Mendiluce
Managing Director Climate & Energy WBCSD, Chief Executive Officer, We Mean Business
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
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Biography
Dr. María Mendiluce has over 20 years’ experience in sustainable development, energy and climate action. She sits in the Senior Management Team of WBCSD, guiding over 200 member companies on transformative climate policy and energy transition. In addition to her role at WBCSD, María is also CEO of the We...
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Maria Ramos
Former CEO
Co-Chair
Maria Ramos
Biography
Maria Ramos served as Chief Executive Officer of Absa Group Limited, a diversified financial services group with operations in 12 African markets,until 28th February 2019 when she retired from the business. Before joining Absa (previously Barclays Africa Group Ltd) as Group Chief Executive in March 2009, she served as the...
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Mariana Heinrich
Director, Energy
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Biography
Mariana Heinrich leads WBCSD’s energy program, facilitating global coalitions of business and external stakeholders to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world by implementing innovative business models in the energy industry. She supports companies in their development of sustainable business strategies and implementation or investment in innovative energy solutions. Mariana...
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Mariana Mazzucato
Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value
University College London (UCL)
Director of Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
University College London (UCL)
Mariana Mazzucato
Biography
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) holds the Chair in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and is Founder and Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London (UCL). She previously held the RM Phillips Chair at SPRU, University of Sussex and has held academic positions at...
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Mariana Vijil
Trade Economist, DG Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, and FERDI
Biography
Mariana Vijil holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). She is a trade-economist at DG Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance and a research associate at the Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI). Her research interests are related to...
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Marianne Fay
Chief Economist
Biography
Marianne Fay is Chief Economist for Sustainable Development at the World Bank and Co-Director of the World Development Report 2010 on Climate Change. At the World Bank she has served in multiple regions, including Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa, working on infrastructure, urbanization...
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