Eshrat Waris

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Investments Eshrat Waris is a strategic leader scaling climate-resilient solutions for vulnerable communities. As Director at the British Asian Trust, she designs innovative finance models like the Climate Innovation Fund, linking capital to verified outcomes for smallholder farmers. Previously, as Director at SOLshare, she pioneered Bangladesh’s first energy regulatory sandbox and led a pivot to electric mobility, work recognized by the Earthshot Prize. An MIT Sloan and Johns Hopkins SAIS graduate, she is a recipient of the Acumen Fellowship and the prestigious Rockefeller Big Bets Fellowship. Eshrat’s leadership exemplifies how technology, when anchored in human values like equity and agency, can create a more sustainable and resilient future.