An experienced and passionate green finance specialist, Emma Harvey-Smith is Chief of Staff for the Green Finance Institute. As Chief of Staff, Emma is responsible for unlocking growth opportunities and driving impact across the organisation.
Emma previously led the GFI’s built environment sector, a dynamic programme that has transformed the green home finance market. From convening the UK’s largest green home finance network – the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings – to catalysing new markets including Property Linked Finance and Green Mortgages, Emma’s leadership and contribution towards the national policy debate has accelerated the mobilisation of capital towards net-zero and resilient homes.
Emma is a non-executive director of Trustmark and the Future Homes Hub.
Having started her career at Barclays, gaining experience across several areas of the bank including corporate debt structuring, relationship management, and product management, Emma has always championed the green finance agenda, which culminated in launching the first green mortgage from a UK bank.
Emma holds a Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Warwick, receiving the Styles Prize for graduating top of her year. Emma has been awarded the 2023 PACESetter Award for Innovation & Advocacy, the 2021 Climate Champions’ Powerlist, named as one of the ‘51 Women in UK CRE Who Survived and Thrived in 2020 and 2021’, and shortlisted for the 2018 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards.