Perrine Toledano

Perrine Toledano is a distinguished research expert in climate and sustainability issues affecting resource-rich developing countries. Mission-driven and forward-thinking, she has played a significant part in developing the expertise, resilience, and visibility of CCSI. Through her entrepreneurial drive and ability to read the market, she has helped the Center grow the number of workstreams, conduct pioneering research in new areas, and influence the wider community of practice.

As Director of Research and Policy at CCSI, Perrine oversees the development of a coordinated, integrated, and impactful program of research across CCSI's thematic areas of interest. She also directs the Center’s work on Mining, Energy, and Climate Finance. She leads research, training, and advisory projects on economy-wide decarbonization pathways and the role of key actors in the energy transition. She has led projects in DRC, Liberia, Paraguay, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Timor-Leste, and assisted many more government teams remotely.

She is the co-editor of two volumes published by Columbia University Press: Rethinking Investment Incentives: Trends and Policy Options and The New Frontiers of Sovereign Investment. Among other engagements, she has served on the academic board of the Cambridge 1.5°C-aligned corporate bond index, on the advisory board of the International Senior Lawyers Project's tax program, and she was part of the Panel of Experts advising on the Regional Economic Development strategy of Rio Tinto in Simandou (Guinea).

Before joining CCSI, she worked as a consultant for several non-profit organizations, including the World Bank, DFID, and Revenue Watch Institute (now NRGI), and private sector companies, including Natixis Corporate Investment Bank and Ernst and Young. Her experience includes auditing, financial analysis, IT for capital markets, public policy evaluation, and cross-border project management. She has a Masters of Business Administration from ESSEC in Paris, France, and a Masters of Public Administration from Columbia University.