Julia is an investment professional with over 15 years’ experience in impact investing, climate finance and investment management across emerging and developed markets. She is dedicated to delivering positive environmental impact alongside strong financial returns.
Before joining Climate Asset Management, Julia was Global Director of Structuring at South Pole, where she led the development of innovative investment vehicles for carbon and nature-based solutions projects, and executed investments in voluntary and Article 6 carbon markets. She also served as Director of Responsible Investing at IFM Investors, where she designed and implemented ESG management processes across infrastructure equity and debt, and advanced the firm’s compliance with EU SFDR requirements.
Earlier, as Principal Banker in the Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the EBRD, Julia financed sustainable infrastructure projects designed to support Paris Agreement goals. During her tenure at the EBRD, Julia was a member of the FIN-SMART Steering Committee, working with the International Maritime Organization and the World Bank on financial solutions to decarbonise global shipping by 2050. Earlier in her career, Julia held investment banking and advisory roles at Renaissance Capital, KPMG Advisory, and other financial institutions, contributing to major capital markets and structured finance transactions across Africa, the CIS and Central Europe.
Julia holds a Master’s in Finance and Accounting from the Warsaw School of Economics, is a CFA charter holder since 2010, and has earned the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.