Meet the Founder and Principal Advisor

Claire Marie Yvonne Lee has over 20 years of professional experience spanning renewable energy development, climate and green finance, ESG systems, donor-funded technical assistance, and government and private-sector advisory. Her work focuses on translating climate policy, regulatory frameworks, and sustainability commitments into bankable, compliant, and implementable solutions.

She has served in senior advisory roles on major donor and development programs, including work with USAID Energy Secure Philippines (RTI International), where she contributed to climate finance mechanisms, private-sector engagement, and energy transition initiatives covering renewable energy, offshore wind, grid resilience, and market reform. Her work has involved close collaboration with national government agencies, multilateral institutions, and international donors, including DFAT, IFC, ADB, and climate-finance partners within the Green Climate Fund ecosystem.

In the private sector, Claire previously served as Assistant Vice President and Head of the Renewable Energy Division at ORIX Metro Leasing and Finance Corporation, where she led renewable energy financing, EPC oversight, and commercial structuring for utility-scale clean energy projects. She has also held senior operational and business development roles in renewable energy project development companies, with hands-on experience across solar, biogas, biomass, mini-hydro, mini-wind, and off-grid systems.

Claire is actively engaged in industry leadership and policy dialogue. She has served as President of the Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA), Director of the Renewable Energy Association of the Philippines (REAP), and Founding Director of Women in Renewables Asia (WiRA). She is also Senior Strategic Advisor for Sustainable Economic Engagements to the Australia–Philippines Business Council (APBC) and Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Collaborative Future Alliance (CoFA), an APBC-affiliated foundation delivering biodiversity, community, and inclusive development programs.

She is a frequent speaker and facilitator at international and regional forums on renewable energy, climate finance, ESG, and sustainable infrastructure, and has represented the Philippines in ASEAN, APEC, and Australia–ASEAN policy and industry platforms.

Claire holds a Master’s degree in Science Business Management (Green Energy and Climate Finance) from the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR), a Master’s in Public Management from the Ateneo School of Government, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of the Philippines. She is an accredited Green Finance Specialist and a certified trainer with the Renewable Energy Academy (RENAC), Berlin.