Mannat Jaspal

Mannat Jaspal serves as the Director & Fellow - Climate and Energy at ORF Middle East, responsible for expanding the research center to support innovative, impactful, and policy-relevant efforts in the region and beyond. Her research and programmatic focus lie at the intersection of geopolitics, geoeconomics, and climate & energy policy, with expertise in climate finance, transition finance, carbon markets, MDB reforms, and just energy transitions.

Previously, Mannat was part of the Geoeconomics Studies Programme at ORF New Delhi, where she authored policy briefs, op-eds, and special reports on sustainable finance and just energy transitions for ORF and key government stakeholders. She also curated The Energy Transition Dialogues 2023, fostering dialogue and partnerships to accelerate renewable energy investments and climate finance across India and the Global South.

Earlier in her career, she led the "Social Impact Measurement and Management" division at a multinational consulting firm and worked with UNDP on projects spanning education, health, livelihoods, and gender. Her professional experience extends across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mannat holds a Master’s in Economics and International Finance from the University of Warwick, awarded through the prestigious India-Warwick Scholarship.