Nili Gilbert: Decarbonisation champion helping multinationals achieve net-zero emission

Carbon Direct, a firm that guides big conglomerates to meet their decarbonisation goals and invests in carbon technology, was a perfect place for Nili Gilbert, a student of Harvard University, to contribute to society in the best way possible. Her journey in the firm from a portfolio manager to the vice-chairperson, is evidence of the passion that is still driving her to make strategic investments in companies to achieve net-zero carbon goals.

An MBA in finance from Columbia Business School, Gilbert started her journey with a career in international development at Synergos, an American non-profit. The job role introduced Gilbert to the world of quantitative investing. Synergos laid down the path that paved the way for Gilbert to co-found a hedge fund and equity asset management firm called Matarin Capital Management.

However, right before co-founding Matarin, another organisation nudged Gilbert to work for the relationship between climate and capital. Prior to Matarin, Gilbert was a senior director and research analyst at Invesco, an investment management firm. For her efforts, Gilbert has been honoured with multiple awards, including the honour of World Economic Forum Young Global Leader award.