Team

Mobilising finance for the sustainable transformation of the economy

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Yaëlle Graefe

Advisor Sustainable Finance

Yaëlle is a Planning Officer for Sustainable Finance at GIZ, where she focuses on policy development, nature finance, and carbon markets. In this role, she oversees GIZ’s Sustainable Finance portfolio, designing and supporting the implementation of projects across diverse contexts, including Peru, Brazil, Senegal, Rwanda, Kosovo, ASEAN, and Pakistan. She also leads knowledge management and thematic development in Sustainable Finance, working closely with strategic partners and internal stakeholders to strengthen impact and innovation. Prior to her current role, Yaëlle has work as an advisor for SME finance in Senegal focusing on the implementation of green and gender finance activities with both political and non-government partners.

Yaëlle holds a Master’s Degree in International Business Management from the University of Tübingen and the EM Strasbourg Business School.

Our team

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Angelika Frei-Oldenburg

Head, Sustainable Economic Transformation and Sustainable Finance Global Project

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Makaio Witte

Head of Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Economic Transformation and Sustainable Finance Global Project

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Hayder Al-Bagdadi

Head of Financial Systems Development, Sustainable Economic and Financial Systems Sector Project

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Felix Steinberg

Director of CATAL1.5°T – LATAM Platform