Tamara is a senior associate at the Center for Climate-Aligned Finance, working on financial climate alignment agreements for hard-to-abate sectors. Tamara also works on UNEPFI’s Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) for a portion of her time, helping set up NZBA’s governance and sectoral work streams.
Prior to joining RMI, Tamara completed her master’s degree at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where she focused on international finance and sustainable development. Before Yale, she worked for the International Monetary Fund as a research analyst.
MA, Global Affairs, Yale University
BA, Economics and History, Grinnell College
Houston, TX
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