Christina Borsum

Christina is currently the CFO and Member of the Executive Team at New Energy Nexus, overseeing the organization’s finance and accounting functions as well as providing financial risk management insights to the organization's financing strategies for scaling clean energy. In addition, Christina leads the Financial Innovation program at New Energy Nexus. In that role she is:

  • The portfolio manager for New Energy Nexus’ debt facility that is implementing transactions resulting from the US India Solar Financing Initiative, which includes a board role at cKers Finance, a specialized sustainability finance company in India.

  • A board member overseeing the Investment Committee of New Energy Nexus Indonesia 1 Pte Ltd, a grant funded early stage seed fund for renewable energy enterprises in Indonesia.

  • Managing member of Microgrid Catalytic Capital Partners, an energy access financing facility designed to mobilize risk tolerant private sector capital to remove the barriers to scaling Renewable Energy Microgrids in developing countries affected by energy poverty.

Christina has over 15 years of experience in the financial sector industry including a 10 year tenure at Citibank across Finance and Risk Management functions. Christina holds an MA in International Affairs and a dual German-American undergraduate degree encompassing a B.Sc. in Finance and International Business as well as a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH). In addition, she has received advanced training through the United Nations Environment Programme in Climate Finance and Environmental and Social Risk Analysis and has passed the Series 65 Uniform Securities Law Adviser Exam.