Tariye Gbadegesin
Tariye Gbadegesin | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | United States and Nigeria |
| Citizenship | United States and Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (Bachelor of Economics) Harvard School of Business (Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupation(s) | Senior Corporate Executive and Finance |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Emerging Market Investments, Development Finance, Climate Finance, Infrastructure |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer Climate Investment Funds (CIF). |
| Term | March 2024 – 2027 |
| Predecessor | Mafalda Duarte |
Tariye Gbadegesin is a Nigerian-American businesswoman and corporate executive who is the chief executive officer of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), effective 1 March 2024. She is the first African woman to serve in that role. She is based in Washington, DC, United States. Before that, she served as the CEO of the Lagos, Nigeria-based ARM Harith Infrastructure Investments, a joint investment fund owned by the Asset & Resource Management Company Limited ("ARM") of Nigeria and Harith General Partners (Pty) Limited ("Harith") of South Africa. Gbadegesin was also the co-chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), a global initiative to mobilize high integrity carbon markets.