ARM-Harith boss Tariye Gbadegesin appointed CEO of Climate Investment Funds
ARM-Harith boss Tariye Gbadegesin appointed CEO of Climate Investment Funds
The trust fund committee of the Climate Investment Funds announced the appointment of Tariye Gbadegesin as chief executive officer, effective March 2024.
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The trust fund committee of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) announced the appointment of Tariye Gbadegesin as chief executive officer, effective March 2024. Gbadegesin will lead one of the world’s largest multilateral climate funds with over $11 billion pledged, pioneering clean energy transitions, nature-based solutions and resilience in over 70 developing countries.
She joins CIF after holding leadership positions in infrastructure and climate finance as the CEO of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments, a pan-African infrastructure fund.
Gbadegesin is a seasoned climate finance executive with over 20 years of experience investing in emerging markets and developing economies, including significant experience in mobilising private capital for climate action and supporting policy design for energy transition finance and implementation. In her recent career, she has structured and delivered over $3 billion in large-scale energy, infrastructure and industrial investments and has designed and structured multiple complex blended finance funds, platforms, and syndications, mobilising capital from the private sector, multilateral development banks and concessional windows.
Previously, she worked at the International Monetary Fund, the Boston Consulting Group, PwC, and the Africa Finance Corporation.
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