Michael is Lead Economist and a Global Director, Climate at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). Michael is responsible for CIFF’s work on global development finance including CIFF’s support to Country Investment Platforms, fiscal policy & debt solutions, development bank reform and private capital mobilisation. He also supports CIFF’s progamme teams working on climate, health and SDG financing. Aside from the African Climate Foundation, Michael sits on the boards of CDP and ICVCM, and oversees CIFF’s partnerships with ISSB, TNFD, UK TPT and other initiatives. Previously, Michael worked across the investment industry, most recently as a Portfolio Manager for NinetyOne, where he also led ESG and Data Science initiatives, including collaboration with WWF and the LSE. Before that, he worked as an economist and strategist for the hedge fund Amiya Capital, and for Standard Bank London. From 2005-2007 he was a technical advisor to the Budget Office of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance. He holds an MPhil in Economics and an MA in PPE, both from the University of Oxford.