Kavita Sinha

Kavita Sinha has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning several roles in the field of climate change, infrastructure, and renewable energy. Kavita is currently working at the Green Climate Fund as the Director of the Division of Private Sector Facility. Previously, they served as the Deputy Director of the Division of Mitigation and Adaptation at the same organization.

Prior to their role at the Green Climate Fund, Kavita held the position of Programme Director at the European Climate Foundation, where they were responsible for developing an investment pipeline and managing a portfolio for climate mitigation in Asia. Kavita also played a key role in pitching and raising funds for the region from philanthropies.

Before that, Kavita worked at Silver Spring Networks as the Senior Director for Strategic Markets' Entry, where they empowered the company to develop business and win sales accounts among utility and city customers in Southeast Asia and South Asia. Kavita also built a strong ecosystem of strategic allies for smart utility solutions and orchestrated a pipeline of over a billion dollars in the region.

Kavita also has experience as a Co-Founder and CEO of Global Infrastructure Monitor Pte Ltd, where they launched a new digital market insights and business research company. Kavita successfully raised funding, drove revenue growth, and built alliances and partnerships to develop a global customer base.

Kavita started their career at India Infrastructure Research, where they served as the Senior Vice President for Research & Strategy. In this role, they led strategic planning and market research for the company's business insights practice and played a key role in repositioning the company as a global authority on infrastructure business insights for South Asia.

Kavita's experience also includes working as an International Development Consultant at Energy and Infrastructure, where they provided technical assistance and strategy advice to a solar energy finance start-up. Kavita also designed financial instruments to encourage innovations and trained public sector leaders in energy markets transformation.

Kavita began their career at the U.S. Agency for International Development as a Regional Project Management Specialist for South Asia. In this role, they managed the design and implementation of a $65 million regional energy trade and cooperation program and oversaw multiple international consultants, grantees, and contractors.

Before that, Kavita co-founded Enereff Engineers Private Limited and worked as a Director and Chief of Process Engineering. Kavita also worked as a Process Design Engineer at Engineers India Limited.

Overall, Kavita Sinha has a strong background in climate change, infrastructure, and renewable energy, with significant experience in leadership, business development, strategic planning, and market research.

Kavita Sinha holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Rutgers Business School. Kavita also completed coursework for a Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, specializing in the Center for Energy Studies. Kavita holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Additionally, they have certificates in Business, International Relations, and Political Economy from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and in Big Data and Social Analytics from MIT School of Architecture and Planning.