David, a pioneering co-founder of Climate & Company, has extensive experience in sustainable finance, development cooperation and project management, including 20 years as a project manager for KfW Bankengruppe, mainly outside Europe. For the KfW Carbon Fund, David developed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects with companies in Latin America and supported their implementation, mainly in Brazil. On behalf of KfW Entwicklungsbank (KfW development bank), he has successfully supported projects in nature conservation, marine and coastal protection, biodiversity and agriculture with governmental and non-governmental partners in Latin America. At Climate & Company, David works on sustainable finance issues, including the development of taxonomies, disclosure standards, supply chain regulation and corresponding data solutions. He holds a degree in economics and political science and has completed postgraduate training at the German Development Institute.