I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics and Finance of Sustainability and Deputy Director of Research at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. I lead a research programme examining the role of corporations in the low-carbon transition, with a focus on firms’ investment decisions under uncertainty, the exposure of energy and energy-intensive sectors to climate-related financial risks, and the alignment of corporate decarbonisation pathways with global climate targets.
I obtained my Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining UCL, I was an Advanced Research Fellow at Imperial College Business School, and a postdoctoral research associate at DCI, an asset management firm specialising in corporate credit strategies. Currently, I am also a Rising Leaders Fellow of the Aspen Institute UK and a Member of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Expert Advisory Group (EAG) for the Power Sector Standard Development.
For prospective PhD students
If you are a prospective PhD student, interested in working on climate or biodiversity finance, and have a quantitative background (e.g., a degree in Physics, Mathematics, Finance or Economics) please feel free to get in touch.
Simone Cenci 