Aaron Cantrell
Aaron Cantrell leads work on just transition at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, supporting the banking and insurance industries to integrate social equity into climate action and advance just transition through finance. Before joining UNEP FI, Aaron founded Future Nexus, a consulting firm based in New York City. He advised the Asian Development Bank on the design of a Just Transition Finance Facility, advised on the design of a U.S. public climate bank, contributed to key provisions of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, and authored the UN Global Compact’s guide to just transition. Previously, Aaron was Chief Economist at Record Financial Group, where he developed the world’s first emerging market currency impact investment strategy.
