Monica Bansal

About Monica Bansal

Senior climate expert with 20 years leading transformative climate programs and strategic initiatives. Expertise spans decarbonizing urban transportation, scaling renewable energy and energy efficiency, integrated waste management, and green infrastructure. Skilled at navigating political, financial, and technical barriers, providing precise guidance for impactful climate investments. Proven record mobilizing multi-million-dollar initiatives through partnerships, policy advocacy, diplomacy, and stakeholder collaboration.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   One Earth Partners

   Jul 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   We advance systems-based solutions for philanthropies, NGOs, and investors navigating the post-USAID landscape. Our work bridges global intelligence, local leadership, and evidence-based design to sustain environmental progress at scale.We are leading the Momentum for the Environment Initiative, which is an independent, cross-sector assessment of the global impacts of USAID’s climate and environment program closures. This initiative is filling a critical strategy gap for funders seeking to sustain momentum with their investments. In our first year, we helped mobilize $14M toward high-impact projects across clean energy, cities, nature, and pollution.We provide integrated strategic advisory services—portfolio design, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and partnership strategy—and we curate a global pipeline of investment-ready, locally led initiatives. Drawing on access to USAID’s legacy portfolio, partner networks, and technical data, we connect funders to the opportunities and intelligence needed to sustain progress in the world’s most critical

Education

• University of Virginia

  BA, Environmental Thought and Practice, Environmental Science

  1999 — 2003

• Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation

  MS, Urban Planning

  2005 — 2007