MEET THE TEAM

We’re a team of experienced, committed and passionate people drawn from the worlds of climate science, finance and business. Our team is growing – see the latest vacancies below.

Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the Advisory Council at Climate Arc

Emma Howard Boyd

Chair, Advisory Council

Emma has had an extensive career in financial services at the forefront of the climate change, environmental and sustainable finance agendas. As our Chair she will steer the development of Arc as an inclusive, well-governed and impactful organisation.

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Meryam Omi, Climate Arc Chief Executive

Meryam Omi

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Meryam has over 16 years of investment experience. She launched the Future World Fund in 2016 which grew in assets to over $6bn in three years, and spearheaded the Climate Impact Pledge. As a COP26 UN High Level Champion for Climate Action, she led many Race to Zero campaigns within the finance sector.

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Stephanie Akinyelure

Global Climate Finance Hubs Lead

Stephanie leads the implementation and scale up of Arc's global network of climate hubs. She has a track record of developing new climate-focused programs and stakeholder engagement during her time at HSBC as well as Accounting for Sustainability.

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Kaye Bettney

Director, People & Culture

Kaye is responsible for all things that traditionally fall under the HR umbrella. Kaye’s background spans HR, operations and program management with 15 years’ experience in NGOs including the last six of those in the climate finance space.

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Nora Bouhadadda, Operations Manager

Nora Bouhadadda

Operations Manager

Nora ensures Arc & the Global Hubs are set up to run smoothly. She has worked in both non & for-profit sectors including finance, social impact and climate and mostly recently helped launch the Race to Resilience.

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Vi Bui is Climate Arc's Research Assistant

Vi Bui

research assistant

Vi supports the development of Arc’s Knowledge Centre, curating and developing materials for stakeholders to make climate-aligned financing decisions. Before her Master's in climate change science and policy, she was an activist, empowering young people to take climate action.

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Josh Dolin, Finance Manager

Josh Dolin

Finance Manager

Josh oversees the operational finance of Arc and provides financial management support to our programs and grantees. He has a background of working with international NGOs and in financial services.

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Harry Douglas

Operations Associate

Harry focuses on change and internal projects at Arc. He has background in consulting, supporting businesses achieve their strategic objectives and enhance operational efficiencies.

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Ben Douglas-Griffiths

Data Engineer

Ben works in our research team. He has an Integrated Masters Degree in Computer Science tailored towards data and finance and is trained in data engineering.

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Mark Harper is a DevOps and API Developer at Climate Arc

Mark Harper

DevOps and API Developer

Mark is responsible for cloud infrastructure, build and deployment pipelines and building an API for third parties. He has worked in the computer games and railway industries as a backend Java developer and more recently as a cloud infrastructure/DevOps Engineer.

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Rachel Hawker, Research Associate at Climate Arc

Rachel Hawker

Research Associate

Rachel works in Arc's Research Team and holds a PhD in atmospheric modelling and climate science. She previously worked with asset managers to integrate climate considerations into their investment strategies.

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Julie Jackson

Team Executive Assistant

Julie supports the team with their administrative needs. She has spent a large part of her career in the financial industry.

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Arun Kalia

Data Engineer

Arun works on our data program in our Research team. He has a Master’s degree in Physics and Astronomy, and completed an intensive training course in software and data engineering.

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Chris Kelly, Climate Arc Recruitment Manager, smiling and leaning against a grey wall

Chris Kelly

Recruitment Manager

Chris is responsible for executing Arc’s strategic recruitment plan, building a diverse team through an inclusive and equitable lens. His background spans recruitment and project management with 15 years of experience including a large amount in the technology space.”

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Madeleine Lewis

Communications Lead

Madeleine leads Arc's communications, brand building and community development. Madeleine has worked at the BBC, Unilever and Forum for the Future in various sustainability storytelling and communications roles.

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Lukasz Mastalerz

Data Architect

Łukasz is responsible for platform strategy and architecture. After building a number of analytical platforms in the financial services industry he spent some time working on green software and sustainable digital services before joining Arc.

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Federico Mazza

Partnerships Manager

Federico is developing Arc’s portfolio of grants and partnerships. He has spent the last 10+ years leading innovative projects to mobilize private capital towards nature and climate solutions in emerging countries. Previously he worked at the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, and Climate Policy Initiative. 

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Bio piHannah Messenger is Climate Arc's Global Hubs Lead

Hannah Messenger

Events & Engagement Manager

Hannah leads our convening strategy, responsible for building engagement across a world tour of climate conversations. Her career has focused on developing and establishing multi-stakeholder event portfolios at the UN, ODI, for civil society and the private sector.

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Olly Mount, Strategic Partnerships Associate

Olly Mount

Strategic Partnerships Associate

Olly manages Arc's key partnerships and fundraising. He has experience of overseeing strategic partnerships for think tanks and in the private sector. In a previous role he led on major and influential convening projects in the lead up to COP26.

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Carlota Moura is Partnerships Associate at Climate Arc

Carlota Moura

Partnerships Associate

Carlota works to structure and manage Arc's grantmaking activities and build partnerships with grantees, present and future. She previously worked in the international development and humanitarian space, helping organizations strengthen and scale grant, evaluation and learning.

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O'Brien Nyamor, Operations Associate at Climate Arc, smiling to camera

O’Brien Nyamor

Operations Associate

O'Brien helps to keep Arc running smoothly, supporting on policy management, finance administration, IT support and global footprint management. Prior to Arc he was a Policy Analyst at Tod’Aers Global Network and has experience in different aspects of finance and administration

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Felix Preston

Director, Research & Programs

Felix is Arc's Head of Strategic Research. He was previously Director, Sustainability Impact and Research at Generation Investment Management.

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Beate von Loo Born, Climate Arc Chief Operating Officer

Beate van Loo-Born

Chief Operating Officer

Beate ensures Arc’s operations grow to scale, run smoothly, and deliver impact. She has 16 years of experience in financial services as COO and program manager running international regulatory, technology, organizational and efficiency programs.

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Felipe Ramirez

Senior Data Scientist

Felipe leads the development of Arc's data solutions and platforms. He has been working on machine learning, data and software engineering for 12 years in multiple industries.

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Paola Tello

Impact Lead

Paola leads our data and impact workstreams, responsible for corporate climate data deliverables as well as tracking Arc's key impact metrics. Paola studied physics and has been working with data reporting for 12 years.

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Julia Tobias, Principal - Programmes & Partnerships

Julia Tobias

Principal – Programs & Partnerships

Julia leads Arc’s grantmaking strategy and partnerships. Her career has focused on development finance and impact philanthropy including at British International Investment, the Global Innovation Fund, and the World Bank.

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WORK WITH US

People & Culture Associate (HR Advisor)

  • London, UK
  • People & Culture
  • Full-time

Head of Fundraising – USA (Eastern Seaboard based)

  • USA (Eastern Seaboard based)
  • Partnerships
  • Full-time