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Meet the team working to make clean air a reality.

Senior leadership team

Jane founded and leads the organisation.

Interim HR Director

Jacquie is responsible for leading and implementing the wider global people strategy.

Jaime Pumarejo Heins

Executive Director - Breathe Cities

Jaime is responsible for the global roll-out, growth and impact of Breathe Cities.

Operations & Finance Director

Mike oversees financial management, people management, governance, legal and risk.

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships

Sean is responsible for resource mobilisation, building alliances to achieve clean air and effectively communicating the challenges and solutions to air pollution.

Executive Director of Programmes

Shirish oversees our expanding national and regional programmes.

Sietske van der Ploeg

Chief Impact Officer

Sietske is Clean Air Fund's Chief Impact Officer, overseeing how evidence can drive decisions, practice, and impact to create a future where everyone breaths clean air.

Chief Operating Officer

Venetia is responsible for ensuring operational and financial excellence, in alignment with our strategy.

Staff team

Portfolio Manager - India

Aakriti manages the India Portfolio, focused on technical assistance projects and private sector engagement.

Adebayo Adeyemi

Senior Analyst - Breathe Cities

Adebayo provides grant and project management support across the international Breathe Cities team, including leading the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of philanthropic grants and contracts.

Alexandre Batista

Breathe Cities Lead - Brazil

Alexandre leads the development and implementation of Breathe Cities in Brazil.

Anita Osei Dankyi

Recruitment and HR Manager – Breathe Cities

Anita is responsible for the global recruitment and management of people and culture at Breathe Cities.

Interim project manager - Super Pollutants

Anna oversees the growth of the Super Pollutants portfolio, including programme development, project management, inputting to strategy, and more.

Executive Assistant

Aparna supports the Executive Director of Programmes and internal communications and staff engagement within the organisation.

Climate Science Advisor

Arindam contributes expert scientific leadership and advice across the Clean Air Fund's grant making, strategy design, monitoring, evaluation and learning, donor proposals and external influencing.

Arundhati Kamat

Arundhati primarily supports the development and management of Clean Air Fund's India portfolio, as well as stakeholder management

Breathe Cities MEL Manager

Axelle supports the MEL team to lead the delivery of the Breathe Cities MEL Strategy.

Cheran Suriyaprakasam

Senior Specialist – Data and Breathe Global

Cheran delivers strategic and operational support across both our data and Breathe Cities teams, as well as other core work areas.

Head of Private Sector Engagement

Clare is responsible for all global private sector partnerships and efforts to reduce corporate air pollution.

Country Lead - Ghana

Desmond is leading Clean Air Fund's projects in Ghana.

Electra supports the UK Portfolio and other core work areas, including project and grant management.

Policy Manager- Super Pollutants

Elisa is responsible for steering the Super Pollutant policy engagement with stakeholders and coalitions to drive action on black carbon.

Elitsa Panayotova

Local consultant - Bulgaria

Elitsa is working as a local consultant for Clean Air Fund in Bulgaria, responsible for the contact with the Municipality.

Elvis Kyere-Gyeabour

Breathe Cities Portfolio Manager, Ghana

Elvis leads the delivery of the Breathe Cities project for a city in Ghana, from strategy development to scoping and granting partners, ensuring strong partners management and monitoring and reporting progress.

Executive Assistant

Emma supports the Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships and Chief Impact Officer.

Florinda Boschetti

Portfolio Manager - Breathe Cities EU

Florinda leads the management of Breathe Cities projects in Poland.

Gaia Martinelli-Brunzl

Executive Assistant

Gaia provides support to the COO and Executive Director - Breathe Cities, ensuring the directors and their teams work efficiently and effectively and that team projects are facilitated to run smoothly.

Georgina Echániz Pellicer

Breathe Cities Lead - Mexico City

Georgina leads our Breathe Cities work in Mexico City.

Gloria Jonathan

Matrix and Development Manager

Gloria is responsible for the development and implementation of our learning and development strategy and the time allocation of employees.

Heloisa Bento Ribeiro

Analyst - Breathe Cities

Heloisa supports the design, management and monitoring of projects in Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City, through the Breathe Cities initiative.

Finance and Operations Lead – Breathe Cities

Ibiye manages and supports the delivery of Breathe Cities finances and operations, including support to grantees and ensuring financial effectiveness and efficiency across the initiative.

Imogen Martineau

Head of UK Portfolio

Imo leads strategy and programme development for the UK Portfolio.

Irini Pantelidou

Fundraising Manager

Irini develops and maintains partnerships with a range of stakeholders to help scale Clean Air Fund’s new and existing programmes.

Advocacy Specialist

Jenaina provides support to philanthropic initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts.

Senior Communications Officer

Jess shapes and delivers Clean Air Fund's strategic communications activities, including leading the organisation's social media strategy.

Breathe Cities Communications Manager

Lauren leads on designing, managing and establishing global level communications activities for Breathe Cities.

Head of Finance

Leah oversees all internal and external finance operations, including support to our grant programmes and ensuring financial effectiveness and efficiency across the organisation.

Breathe Cities Analyst - Nairobi

Lydia supports the design, management and monitoring of projects in Nairobi, Kenya through the Breathe Cities initiative.

Funder Relations Specialist

Lydia ensures high levels of donor satisfaction by meeting the needs of funders for information, reporting, insights and coordination.  

Project Manager - Breathe Cities

Lucile oversees the growth of Breathe Cities, including project management, inputting to strategy, developing new processes and more.

Finance Manager

Luke supports the financial management of the organisation.

Marianne Liebmann

Marianne works closely with Clean Air Fund’s Senior Leadership Team to ensure our compliance with required legal and funder obligations, advising on all grant contracts.

Matt leads the Data portfolio, shaping the programme strategy and engaging with international stakeholders.

Advocacy Manager

Merel drives Clean Air Fund's policy and advocacy work, working with multilateral and bilateral donors and high profile thought leaders, as well as engaging with the wider clean air and climate movements.

Michal Blaszczyk

Digital Communications Manager

Michal oversees the development of Clean Air Fund's digital channels and content strategy.

Head of Europe Portfolio

Michal leads the EU Portfolio team and supports with stakeholder engagement, portfolio management and programme strategy.

Country Lead, India

Mugdha provides strategic and programmatic leadership to Clean Air Fund’s operations in India.

Nokuthula Dubazane

Portfolio Manager - South Africa

Nokuthula leads the delivery of the new Breathe Cities initiative for Johannesburg in South Africa.

Nuttawut Teachatanawat

Breathe Cities Lead - Thailand

Nuttawut leads the development and implementation of Breathe Cities in Thailand.

Head of the Executive Director’s Office and Special Projects

Nick ensures the smooth-running of the Executive Director’s office, assists with strategic planning, supports the Senior Leadership Team, and manages special projects.

Portfolio Manager

Nidhi contributes to the delivery of Clean Air Fund’s mission, through driving the design, management and impact assessment of a portfolio of grants in India.

Senior Analyst, Super Pollutants

Nina is a Senior Analyst in Clean Air Fund's Super Pollutants portfolio, focused on raising the profile of black carbon in international climate and air quality agendas. She also supports Clean Air Fund's global advocacy portfolio. 

Nina leads the Health portfolio, engaging with stakeholders in the field and shaping the programme strategy.

Niyati Tripathi

Senior Analyst, Breathe Cities

Niyati provides project and grant management support to the Breathe Cities initiative. Her role also involves designing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating philanthropic grants.

Senior Specialist - Data

Olivia supports our data team and other core work areas, including the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of philanthropic initiatives and programmes.

Rachels supports core work areas, including the design, management and delivery of philanthropic initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts.

Senior Executive Assistant and Support Manager

Rachel provides support for the CEO and leads Clean Air Fund’s global Executive Support Team, aiding the smooth running of the organisation.

Science Manager - Super Pollutants

Verma manages multi-lateral partnerships and coalitions, oversees a portfolio of research grants and projects, and communicates data and evidence to drive funders, governments, and non-profits to reduce emissions of black carbon and other super pollutants globally.

Rhochell Williams

Human Resource Manager

Rhochell provides human resource operational support and advice to managers and staff in the UK and internationally to ensure legal compliance and best practice.

Head of Advocacy

Rosie leads the Clean Air Fund’s global advocacy, working to get policy makers around the world to address the issue of air pollution.

Private Sector Engagement Manager

Roshni manages key global private sector partnerships to achieve private sector emissions reduction.

Sammy McDermott

Sammy is responsible for day-to-day management of the UK office and aiding the smooth running of the organisation.

Sampriti Mukherjee

Senior Analyst – Super Pollutants

Sampriti provides strategic and operational support to the Super Pollutant portfolio and black carbon initiative.

Finance Officer

Sasha supports the smooth running of financial processes and procedures at Clean Air Fund, enabling other team members to be effective.

Satvir Malhotra

Finance and Operations Manager

Satvir works with outsourced providers to ensure the smooth operation and full compliance of the two India entities.

Stefanie Van der Auwera

Stefanie supports the European Union and Member States Portfolio with strategy, programme development and management and stakeholder engagement.

Shriram Manogaran

Interim Portfolio Manager - Data

Shriram manages the Data Portfolio with strategy, programme development and management and stakeholder management.

Head of Communications

Sue is responsible for shaping and delivering our strategic communications.

Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Manager

Susie looks after recruitment and makes sure new starters are supported from interview through to induction.

Operations and Security Manager

Tim leads on the implementation of processes and practices across Breathe Cities.

Head of Super Pollutants

Tom leads the Super Pollutants portfolio, engaging with stakeholders in the field, shaping the programme strategy and providing technical input across the organisation’s work.

Head of Evidence and Learning

Tom supports the MEL team with a particular focus on the data, systems and processes needed to understand the progress we are making to bring clean air to all.

Head of Fundraising

Tom is responsible for building partnerships with foundations to support Clean Air Fund’s work across our geographies and thematic priorities.

Victoria Owusu Tawiah

Victoria supports the Ghana portfolio with strategy and programme and stakeholder management.

Breathe Cities Lead, Kenya

Victor is leading the development and implementation of Breathe Cities initiative in Kenya.

Country Lead - South Africa

Vumile is responsible for providing strategic and programmatic leadership for Clean Air Fund’s activities in South Africa.

Senior Health Specialist

Yasmine helps to develop, implement and evaluate health-related grants, across multiple teams and task managers in a matrix system.

Zethu supports the design, management, and monitoring of philanthropic initiatives, project and grant management, as well as partnerships and communication efforts.