Tim McNeill
Head of Mobilising Finance and Redd @Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Mobilising Finance and Redd @Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
London, GB
Head of mobilising international public and private finance for forests, nature and climate, as well as the UK\'s REDD+(reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) policy and programming teams as part of the UK\'s International Forests Unit senior management. Senior expert with UK government on private sector development, commodities & agriculture, nature finance and environment/forests- Oversight of private finance/blended finance team and portfolio, including Mobilising Finance for Forests (£200m blended finance facility with FMO), Country Packages for Forests, Nature and Climate, and wider innovative finance mechanisms including debt for nature swaps, sustainability linked bonds/loans and other capital market mechanisms for forest/nature finance- Oversight of the UK\'s REDD+ policy and programming teams, including supply side forest carbon markets and policy, pricing and investment (+£600m across Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa). Includes UK support to REDD Early Movers (REM), Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), Amazon Fund and others.
EDUCATION
SOAS University of London
MSc, Agricultural Economics
Keele University
BA Dual Honours, Philosophy & Geography
University of Sussex
Post Graduate Diploma, Economics (Development)
SKILLS
ABOUT TIM MCNEILL
Blended climate finance expertise: designed and managed £5m to +£300m private sector impact-focused funds in the climate, forests, agriculture, renewable energy, ICT and other sectors in sub-Saharan Africa, SE Asia and Central Asia. Led programme and fund design/management, impact strategy/results monitoring, business development and senior stakeholder policy engagement. Extensive knowledge of climate finance and development funding mechanisms.• Able to balance financial returns and impact, having led high-profile work with investees, investors, businesses and governments: deep multi-sector climate experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia and Indonesia, grounded in theory and practice. Experience designing, monitoring and coordinating impact-focused investment vehicles and supportive policy with business, government, impact investors and foundation partners. • Leadership of international teams and setting strategy across sectors, including UK climate finance: experienced at building and managing a multinational team and defining strategy / leading delivery within senior government roles and private sector for climate impact.• Commercial background in nature-based solutions, climate finance, carbon markets, commodities and energy sectors, including on the trading desk and in finance/commercial teams in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Financial modelling and corporate finance experience, as well as commodity sustainability/markets expertise on forest-risk commodities including timber and palm oil, and wider forests and land use.
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