Valentina is a senior associate with the Global South and Strategy Programs, currently supporting the design and implementation of fellowship programs and other projects focusing on energy access via Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), equity, and environmental justice. Valentina’s work also involves supporting internal equity strategy and alignment processes, convening the Africa Minigrids Program’s Community of Practice, and managing the Global Women in Clean Energy fellowship program under RMI’s Energy Transition Academy.
Prior to these roles, Valentina led research on supply chain traceability issues and helped establish RMI’s Carbon Markets initiative, where she developed a framework to assess the social and environmental impact of carbon credit generation.
Background
Before joining RMI, Valentina worked as a sustainability analyst for the Reporting Matters project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Prior to that, she was a research and communications assistant with the Energy Politics Group of ETH Zurich and the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Outside of work, Valentina is a passionate Toastmaster. In New York City’s District 46, she serves as a division director, supervising 20 clubs and 4 area directors.
Education
BS, Economics and Business Administration, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
MA, Development Studies and International Affairs, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland
Exchange student, EDC, Ecole de Commerce de Paris
Exchange student, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
Location
New York, NY
