Emma O'Donnell

Emma holds a B.A in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and a MSc. in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment from University of Oxford. She has research experience in Bermuda and Palau on coral reef and reef fish ecology and on the nature-related risks of UK-based financial institutions. Emma previously worked at Aon, a financial services firm, in their Climate Change Unit on analytics and reinsurance products for climate- and ESG-related risks in London and New York. Currently, she is a PhD student in Biology under the supervision of Nicola Ranger (Environmental Change Institute (ECI)) and Nathalie Seddon (Nature-based Solutions Initiative). Alongside her PhD, Emma serves on the Advisory Board for BSI's Standards for Biodiversity Markets and has holds a research assistant position with the ECI's Global Finance and Economy group, focusing on greening finance for nature.