Olivier is the Global Manager of the Carbon Finance Solutions Unit in the WBG Climate Department. He leads a multidisciplinary team of experts in climate finance and carbon markets, which manages the WBG carbon funds and assists public and private sector clients in mobilizing inclusive and effective carbon finance for climate-smart development.
Olivier is an economist and global expert in climate finance, carbon markets, risk finance and insurance. His work has informed policy reforms and operations to improve financial resilience and access to carbon finance in more than 60 countries. He has pioneered and implemented innovative climate finance solutions through public-private partnerships, such as sovereign catastrophe risk insurance pools, sovereign contingent debt, parametric insurance programs, and carbon-backed finance.
Olivier holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics and post-doctorates from Wharton Business School and University of California at Berkeley. He is (part-time) Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford.