Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis | TBA
Bio: Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis is a visiting assistant professor of finance at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and is affiliated with the finance department at the Imperial College Business School of Imperial College London.Kleinnijenhuis actively collaborates with and advises governments, central banks, corporations, think tanks, and international institutions, including the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank, and Fidelity Investments. Kleinnijenhuis’ research examines how finance can advance the public good, focusing on leveraging the financial sector for a climate change solution. Her research in her primary area of focus, climate finance, examines how financial incentives can be aligned with limiting climate risks and financing the transition to a carbon-neutral and sustainable economy.
This event is presented as part of the 2025 Perspectives on the Climate Change Challenge Seminar Series:
Most Mondays, Spring Semester 2025, 2:55-4:10 p.m.Zoom Link
This university-wide seminar series is open to the public (via Zoom), and provides important views on the critical issue of climate change, drawing from many perspectives and disciplines. Experts from Cornell University and beyond present an overview of the science of climate change and climate change models, the implications for agriculture, ecosystems, and food systems, and provide important economic, ethical, and policy insights on the issue. The seminar is being organized and sponsored by the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering and Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.
