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Mohammed Saffar
CETEx, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Head of Private Capital Mobilisation
Description
Mohammed Saffar is Head of Private Capital Mobilisation at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx). He leads the London School of Economics and Political Science's Blended Finance Lab, convening governments, development actors and the private sector to develop solutions to scale up the deployment of blended finance for climate and sustainable development.
Mohammed previously worked at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where he led work commissioned by donor governments to identify solutions for scaling up the mobilisation of private finance towards climate action in developing countries.
Before joining the OECD, Mohammed spent a decade at the UK government in various roles. He led the process to advise successive prime ministers on the UK’s bid to host COP26, led the initial development of the policy programme for COP26, and later served as Head of Strategy and Engagement to the UK/UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney. He has also worked on wider international economic policy issues, including economic security, trade, and international development.
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