Jillian Dyszynski

About Jillian Dyszynski

I am a climate finance professional with 16 years of experience in climate finance, economics, policy and research, currently based in the Washington, D.C area where I am Director of Climate Finance for the American Forest Foundation. I have a BS in Science, Technology and International Affairs from Georgetown University\'s Walsh School of Foreign Service, a Masters in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and a Masters in Finance from Georgetown University\'s McDonough School of Business.I am committed to bridging the gaps between international climate finance and the countries, communities and businesses who need it on the ground to make real results happen. I am particularly interested in exploring sustainable financing models and national financing mechanisms that are country owned. Some of the legs on my professional journey so far have included: • Joining the first Secretariat staff of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), supporting developing countries’ access.• Leading the GCF’s readiness coordination mechanism among global partners to provide tools, lesson learning and harmonization of approaches to improve readiness support.• Leading the design of a national forestry fund in Lebanon to increase forest cover from 13% to 20% by 2030.• Supporting the design, operationalization and strategic business planning of Rwanda’s environment and climate change fund, FONERWA, enabling direct management of climate finance and securing over USD 55 million in seed financing and international climate finance• Supporting development of Rwanda’s Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy to create a pathway to a green and resilient economy by 2050.• Bringing together Asia-Pacific countries to enhance access to climate finance.• Supporting five national-level economics of climate change studies in East Africa to help give African decision makers and negotiators numbers that capture climate finance needs.• Masters work modeling sustainable drought index-based microinsurance and microfinance products in Ethiopia to build farmers’ resilience.

Experience

1. Director of Climate Finance

   American Forest Foundation

   Jan 2023 — Present · US

Education

• Georgetown University

  BS, Science, technology and International Affairs

  2006

• Georgetown University

  Masters of Finance

  2019

• University of Oxford

  MSc, Environmental Change and Management

  2007 — 2008

Skills

• Policy
• Economics
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Issues
• Conservation Issues
• Environmental Policy
• Energy Policy
• Report Writing
• Ngos
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Gis
• Biodiversity
• Public Policy
• Natural Resource Management
• Sustainable Development
• International Development
• Qualitative Research
• Ecology
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Science
• Research
• Environmental Economics
• Statistics
• Environmental Awareness
• International Relations
• Renewable Energy
• Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Carbon
• Government
• Climate
• Policy Analysis
• Carbon Management
• Capacity Building