Ksenia joined the EBRD in 2011 and since has been working on the implementation of FI-intermediated sustainable energy and green economy financing facilities with partner banks, MFIs and leasing companies in Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan and coordinating Green Economy Financing Facilities (GEFF) activities in all EBRD countries of operations. Ksenia has substantially contributed to the development and rollout of strategic tools including the Green Technology Selector. She has led the greening of financial products, such as green leasing, green trade finance, and green equity, and introduced innovative approaches including certification-based financing and climate governance action planning. Since 2019, Ksenia has been working with partner financial institutions to introduce corporate climate governance and climate risk management approaches to ensure step-by-step alignment with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In 2020 Ksenia initiated and led the EBRD’s engagement with the global Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) and establishment of climate chapters in the EBRD region. Currently, Ksenia serves on the Advisory Board of Chapter Zero Ukraine and Caucasus and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Chapter Zero Turkiye. Prior to joining the EBRD, Ksenia worked for a German consultancy GFA and implemented environmental policy, climate investment and energy efficiency projects on behalf of different institutions including the EU, the World Bank, the EBRD, UNDP, as well as for private power utilities (E.ON, Endesa, RWE, etc.). During her years with GFA Ksenia has been also actively involved in the TurSEFF, KazSEFF and RuSEFF programmes of the EBRD.
