Debra has been a pioneer of impact investing and climate finance, bringing to the field her deep knowledge of risk management since the 1990s. Debra served as non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity for the past five years where she worked closely with social entrepreneurs and government agencies, such as the G20, developing novel impact finance approaches. Previously, she was a Principal Investment Officer in the Climate & Sustainability Group at the International Finance Corporation where she led impact investment transactions through financial institutions, in the areas of sustainable energy, green building, green bonds and climate funds. Other positions she held at IFC included Principal Banking Specialist and Head of Market and Liquidity Risk Management. Before joining the International Finance Corporation, Debra held several positions in the private sector including Vice President at JP Morgan where she was responsible for currency risk management of client portfolios. She also held positions at Barclays Capital as Associate Director of Market Risk and at British Petroleum where she was Head of Risk for BP Oil. Previously she was Assistant Professor of Finance at London Business School where she taught International Finance and Risk Management and a Fellow of the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge University Dr. Perry holds an M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from London Business School in hedging commodity and foreign exchange risk.