accelerator

Kunle Raji, MBA
Kunle Raji, MBA 350 349 Global Climate Finance Accelerator

MBA 2024

Kunle’s career experience spans advisory roles at PwC and energy companies doing financial modelling and valuations and preparing investment thesis briefings, as well as embarking on his own venture as an entrepreneur. Kunle is currently working as a co-op in infrastructure finance with Aecon. Prior to his studies, he was a senior analyst in corporate finance with Ardova Plc and a corporate finance associate with Viathan Engineering Limite.

Kunle graduated in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, in Nigeria and holds an MBA from the University of Toronto.

Vivian Patel, MSc. Pl.
Vivian Patel, MSc. Pl. 350 349 Global Climate Finance Accelerator

MSc Pl 2024

Vivian has spent several years working in the commercial real estate industry under Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets and Land Development groups providing highest-and-best-use development analysis for various private, public, and non-profit sector clients in Canada. ​

Vivian holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Urban Planning at Concordia University, Montréal and a Master of Science in Planning (MSc Pl) from the University of Toronto.

Alex Foty, CFA
Alex Foty, CFA 350 350 Global Climate Finance Accelerator

MBA 2024

Alex leverages her background in investment analysis, corporate strategy, and sustainability to offer consulting services to clients in the mining, metals and energy sectors. Alex has held notable roles across Canada and Australia. Most recently, she was an M&A Business Analyst with Newcrest Mining in Melbourne, Australia. Earlier in her career, Alex was a Metals & Mining Equity Research Associate at National Bank Financial and later joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board as an Infrastructure & Natural Resources Investment Analyst.
Alex is the founder and CEO of Scope Zero Solutions, which provides consulting services to clients in the mining, metals and energy sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from McGill University, an MBA from the University of Toronto and is a CFA Charterholder.

Kate Costaris
Kate Costaris 350 350 Global Climate Finance Accelerator

MPP 2024

Kate’s professional experience spans climate finance research, sustainability fieldwork, and several roles in the start-up and corporate space in London and Toronto. With this unique combination of extensive academic expertise, a passion for climate advocacy, and a diverse commercial background, she is actively exploring how financial instruments can be used to influence positive environmental outcomes.

​Kate holds dual undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Economics from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and dual Masters degrees in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Global Affairs from the University of Toronto.