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Sonia Medina

Director, Climate ChangeChildren's Investment Fund Foundation

Biography

As CEDO, Sonia drives CIFF’s commitment to strengthen global ecosystems to solve some of the world’s toughest challenges facing children. She oversees efforts to strengthen philanthropic communities and institutions, including the incubation of new infrastructure the co-design of innovative strategies. Sonia sits on the board of several strategic CIFF partners and grantees.

Sonia also leads CIFF’s Climate Change team and portfolio, which is working to accelerate the transition to a low emissions future for children. Over 50 professionals at CIFF manage more than $1billion in active investments, spanning a range of sectors, including energy, transport, industry, food and land use, alongside cross-cutting strategic levers such as climate finance, diplomacy, legal action, and communications.

Prior to joining CIFF in 2013, Sonia was Chief Operating Officer of a start-up company with a mission to connect Africa to the green energy economy by developing high-quality biomass supply chai