Iain Henderson
Co-Head of VCM desk, DRW
Iain Henderson
Co-Head of VCM desk, DRW
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Head VCM desk
2023 - Current
Co-Head of the Voluntary Carbon Markets desk
Advisory Board member
2020
The Rocket Foundation was established to identify, engage, and support change makers who strive to create and promote a better world. It supports the most promising ideas and initiatives to boost their impact on society through providing mentoring, fundraising and coaching across 5 sectors: Nutrition, Education, the Economic Model, Equality and the Environment.
Senior Advisor
2020
Senior Advisor on sustainable finance to UNDP's Financial Sector Hub
Managing Director, Sustainable Finance
2019 - 2023
-Worked on the design/launch of a climate-smart landscapes impact fund focused on financing of sustainable enterprises in Indonesian agricultural commodity supply chains -Member of ADM Capital ESG Committee -Co-chair of the External Collaborations Working Group for Hong Kong's Green Finance Association
Head of International Cooperation
2015 - 2019
Portfolio included: - Supporting International (G20), region (ASEAN), and national (Mongolia, Nigeria) green/sustainable finance programmes. In the G20 role, supported China (People's Bank of China) and the UK (Bank of England/Treasury) in their roles as co-chairs of the G20 Green/Sustainable Finance Study Group under the G20 Presidency of China (2016), Germany (2017) and Argentina (2018) -Developed the Sustainable Finance Diagnostic Toolkit -Authored numerous sustainable finance publications
Member, Global Agenda Council on Forests 2014-16
2014 - 2016
Member: WEF Global Agenda Council on Forests 2014-2016 WEF Expert Network 2016-present
Lead, Sustainable Land Use
2012 - 2015
Worked on issues related to forest carbon (REDD+), agriculture and finance. Focused on the role of the private sector generally and the interface with carbon finance and the finance sector specifically.
Carbon Finance Fellow, Forest & Climate Initiative
2010 - 2012
Focused on carbon finance opportunities and private sector sustainable finance for the WWF Forest and Climate Initiative.
Climate and Energy desk
2009 - 2010
Core focus on carbon trading and product opportunities in the EU ETS Low-carbon debt and equity product development
Director, Global Markets, Currencies and Commodities
2007 - 2009
Part of a 3 person team hired to set up a new desk at DB offering investment banking products and services to sophisticated DB Private Wealth Management clients including family offices and UHNW individuals. Focused on structured products and risk management solutions.