Stacy Swann

Stacy Swann is an investor and executive with more than 25 years of experience working with impact investors, financial institutions, corporations and policymakers on issues at the nexus of climate change and investment. 

She is the managing director/division chief of blended finance at IDB-Invest, the Inter-American Development Bank’s private sector institution, and is founder of Resilient Earth Capital. Swann was previously the chief executive officer of Climate Finance Advisors and has held senior and executive positions with the International Finance Corporation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Enron Corp. and other organizations. She is regularly engaged by investors and policymakers alike on climate-related financial risk and opportunities. In her personal capacity, Swann also currently serves on several boards, including the Montgomery County Green Bank, where she is vice chair of the board and chair of its investment committee; the Green Guarantee Company, a financial institution that deploys guarantees to credit-enhance climate-related investments in emerging markets; and Climate Policy Initiative. From 2021–24, she sat on the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ Climate Council, an advisory committee to its board, and was its chair from 2021-22. Swann holds an MBA in finance and development economics from American University, a master’s degree from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from CUNY – Hunter College.