Darius Nassiry
InvestorVice President, Climate Resilience and Sustainability at WSP USA at Nomadic Venture Partners
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
About
Sustainable finance and climate investment expert who has advised multilateral and public-sector banks on climate-related disclosures. Former principal at Rocky Mountain Institute and investment banker for energy and utilities clients.
Experience
- Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentSenior Fellowcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- WSPVice President, Climate Change2022 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Climate Finance Advisors, BLLCDirector2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Climate Finance Advisors, BLLCSenior Advisor2019 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- ARPA-ESenior Consultant (SGE)2020 — 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- RMIPrincipal, Global Climate Finance2018 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
- ODISenior Research Associate, Climate and Energy Programme2016 — 2018London, UK and Washington, DC
- Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)Advisor to the Director-General, Deputy-Director, and Head of International Cooperation2011 — 2015Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Global DevelopmentVisiting Fellow2009 — 2012Washington, DC and Oslo, Norway
- NorfundInvestment Manager, Renewable Energy2010 — 2011Oslo, Norway
- Millennium Challenge CorporationCountry Director and Director, Climate Change2004 — 2009Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- MizuhoPrincipal, Industrial Decisions Inc.2002 — 2004Tokyo, Japan
- Deutsche BankVice President, Energy and Utilities2000 — 2002London Area, United Kingdom
- J.P. MorganAssociate, Natural Resources and Power1996 — 2000New York City Metropolitan Area
- U.S. Department of StateForeign Service Officer (tenured)1990 — 1994District of Columbia, United States
Education
- Princeton UniversityMaster in Public Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs
- Carleton CollegeBachelor of Arts, Biology
Skills & more
Infrastructure3Scenario Analysis3Corporate FinanceMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Applied ResearchDiplomacy3Reporting & Analysis2Carbon Capture2Risk Analysis1Climate Change AdaptationBusiness Development3Social Media Communications3
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Program ManagementTeam BuildingRecord Of SuccessBudgetingSustainability StrategyData AnalysisFinancial AdvisoryNew Business DevelopmentClimate Change Risk AnalysisTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementNet zeroLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Macroeconomics of Climate Change: Science, Economics, and Policies — edX
- Climate Change: Financial Risks and Opportunities — edX
- Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR®) Certificate — Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
- Climate Change and the TCFD: Risks and Opportunities for the Banking Sector — United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
- Carbon Finance — University of Toronto
- Planetary Boundaries — Stockholm University
- Climate & Renewable Energy Finance — Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
From Darius's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nomadic Venture Partners
Andjela Radmilovic
Program Coordinator at Nomadic Venture Partners
Batchimeg Ganbaatar
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Nomadic Venture Partners
Bolormaa Luvsandorj
Advisor at Nomadic Venture Partners
Dominic Go
Associate at Nomadic Venture Partners
Jasper Bertisen
Advisor at Nomadic Venture Partners
Julia Stasch
Advisor at Nomadic Venture Partners
Morgan D. Bazilian
Advisor at Nomadic Venture Partners
Oyun Sanjaasuren
Advisor at Nomadic Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Darius Nassiry work?
- Darius Nassiry is Vice President, Climate Resilience and Sustainability at WSP USA at Nomadic Venture Partners.
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