Jury

GCPF stakeholders with different perspectives on green lending will assess your application along the key criteria for each category. The four jury members can draw on extensive field experience in the successful implementation of green lending as well as in structuring and developing green lending markets. The jury’s expertise substantiates the rigorous award process. The jury members guarantee a transparent process and the sound evaluation of all applications.

Judith Brandsma

Member GCPF Investment Committee

Judith Brandsma has been a member of GCPF’s Investment Committee since 2015. She has over 20 years of experience in financial sector development around the globe, including at the World Bank and as an independent advisor to international development finance institutions. Judith has served on the Board of Directors of several MSME banks.

Judith is associated with various impact investment funds, focusing amongst others on independent media, financial inclusion and access to education.

MANOJ RAWAT

Manoj Rawat

Founder & CEO, ValueFin India

Manoj Rawat is a Senior Level Banker & Development Finance Professional with 21+ years hands-on experience in Agriculture, Rural and Priority Sector Banking in India. Manoj is a Bachelor in Technology with Honours, Master in Engineering (Water Resources), MBA in Financial Management & CAIIB (Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance)

Kate Robinson

Climate Finance Expert, United Kingdom

Kate Robinson manages a wide range of climate finance funds ranging from multi-billion Pound donor funds to specialist technical assistance and green finance funds.  She specializes on the use of innovative climate finance funds to increase private investment in low carbon technologies for developing markets.

Luke Franson

Head Green Lending, GCPF

Luke Franson leads financial institution investments for GCPF. He has over a decade of experience pushing the limits of green finance in developing economies and continues to champion new and innovative structures to develop this market. In addition, Luke has led a number of project finance transactions for renewable energy projects, experiences that underline the specific challenges of green lending in an emerging market context. He holds a masters degree in Global Finance and Economic Integration from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies.