Swapan Mehra is the Chief Executive Officer of Iora Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and is a global leader in climate action and ecosystem conservation. His pioneered work on finance, technology and governance-led interventions in community forestry has been lauded at forums such as the MIT Climate Co-lab, Norway REDD exchange and the UNFCCC COP. He has led international carbon finance teams at AES, Evolution Markets and EcoSecurities and has leveraged over $10 billion of public and $75 million in private environmental finance. His tech-led work on conserving 10 million hectares of forests is shaping national strategies and policies in India. Swapan is an advisor to the Government of India on several initiatives including the setting up of new domestic environmental markets. He served on the Expert Advisory Group of the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative, The Green Credit Programme of India and the Independent International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits. He recently completed a Mid Career MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School and is currently spearheading the setting up a new Nature investment fund focused on South Asia.
