Senior Renewable Energy Specialist , International Finance Corporation

Biography

Sean is a professional engineer and Senior Renewable Energy Specialist with the International Finance Corporation, the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group. His work focuses on IFC’s investments in emerging market wind projects (onshore and offshore), wind component manufacturing and off-grid power for the mining sector. Prior to joining IFC in 2011, Sean spent six years as Vice-President of the Canadian Wind Energy Association, a period that saw a tenfold expansion of the Canadian wind industry. He has also worked as a senior energy consultant with ICF/Marbek and spent five years in Madagascar designing, building and installing windmills for community irrigation projects. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston.