A senior sustainable finance executive, Ms. Barsky has over 20 years of corporate finance and sustainability experience. She is currently the Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero for Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to Standard Chartered Bank, Ms. Barsky was the Global Head of Sustainable Finance at Credit Suisse, based in London, and served as President of Growth for Good, a special purpose acquisition company focused on sustainable companies critical to the decarbonization of the global economy. In her various roles, she has mobilized capital for climate finance across asset classes and has worked with multiple MDBs on blended finance transactions, sustainable issuances, and the creation of investment products that specifically mobilize capital to address climate change and support the needed transition to a net zero world.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

