Nikolai Orgland is a Blended Finance Investment Officer in the Financial Products and Services Department (FSM) at IDB Invest which he joined in 2023. He specializes in designing innovative financial solutions to support catalytic private sector projects with the potential to achieve impactful outcomes in climate mitigation and adaptation. Prior to joining IDB Invest, Nikolai worked as an energy finance consultant at the World Bank’s global energy practice and the International Energy Agency’s clean energy innovation unit. In 2021-22, he was a fellow of the Mercator Fellowship for International Affairs. An engineer by training, Nikolai holds a Master of Science in Energy Management & Sustainability, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, both obtained from the Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland.