Tariye Gbadegesin | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | United States and Nigeria |
| Citizenship | United States and Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (Bachelor of Economics) Harvard School of Business (Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupation(s) | Senior Corporate Executive and Finance |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Emerging Market Investments, Development Finance, Climate Finance, Infrastructure |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer Climate Investment Funds (CIF). |
| Term | March 2024 – 2027 |
| Predecessor | Mafalda Duarte |
Tariye Gbadegesin is a Nigerian-American businesswoman and corporate executive who is the chief executive officer of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), effective 1 March 2024. She is the first African woman to serve in that role. She is based in Washington, DC, United States.[1] Before that, she served as the CEO of the Lagos, Nigeria-based ARM Harith Infrastructure Investments, a joint investment fund owned by the Asset & Resource Management Company Limited ("ARM") of Nigeria and Harith General Partners (Pty) Limited ("Harith") of South Africa. Gbadegesin was also the co-chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), a global initiative to mobilize high integrity carbon markets.[2][3]