Heather LangsnerSenior Advisor, Techno-Economic Analysis
Heather has over 20 years of experience in climate finance. Her experience includes advanced modeling and underlying calculations for a climate fintech startup, renewable energy investment due diligence, and technical and sustainability consulting for climate solution startups as well as governments around the world. Timed with the signing of the Paris Climate Accord in 2016, Heather launched Carbon Zero for Groupe La Française in Paris, the first net zero emissions equity portfolio and, in 2017, her own Carbon Resiliency Technology Impact Fund, which has an average outperformance of 14.6% per year since inception.
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Previously, she was a buy-side analyst and portfolio manager specializing in the Industrials, Chemicals, Technology, Energy and Renewables/Cleantech Sectors.
Heather is passionate about carbon removal in its many forms. She serves as Vice Chair of the Center for the Economic and Environmental Partnership in New York and is a member of the Open Air Collective, Air Miners, and Foundation for Climate Restoration. She is leading an effort in New York State to pass state and federal legislation to support demand generation for all types of carbon removal services. She has been a speaker at the National Academy of Sciences, The American Chemicals Society and the United Nations Environment Program’s Conferences on Banking and Water. Heather is accredited to CFA Level II and is a CAIA Level I candidate. She has completed Python and SQL coding certifications.
Heather holds a master’s degree in Environmental Sciences with a major in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University where her focus was on carbon removal and beneficial carbon utilization. She continues to take classes at Columbia in chemical engineering focused on carbon removal solutions.
Heather is passionate about carbon removal in its many forms. She serves as Vice Chair of the Center for the Economic and Environmental Partnership in New York and is a member of the Open Air Collective, Air Miners, and Foundation for Climate Restoration. She is leading an effort in New York State to pass state and federal legislation to support demand generation for all types of carbon removal services. She has been a speaker at the National Academy of Sciences, The American Chemicals Society and the United Nations Environment Program’s Conferences on Banking and Water. Heather is accredited to CFA Level II and is a CAIA Level I candidate. She has completed Python and SQL coding certifications.
Heather holds a master’s degree in Environmental Sciences with a major in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University where her focus was on carbon removal and beneficial carbon utilization. She continues to take classes at Columbia in chemical engineering focused on carbon removal solutions.