Venkat Iyer
Manager, restoration finance
Global Restoration Initiative
Global Restoration Initiative
Venkat Iyer is manager, restoration finance for WRI’s Global Restoration Initiative (GRI). He leads strategy development and implementation for the GRI Finance team with a direct focus on the Land Accelerator, TerraMatch and the Rural Prosperity Bond. Venkat also identifies thematic investment priorities for the GRI Finance Strategy by exploring knowledge gaps through research and collaboration with key public, private and multilateral stakeholders.
Entrepreneurs need funding to restore Africa's degraded land
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