Gerard O’Donoghue is the Deputy Executive Director & Head of Green Finance and Corporate Services (FCS) at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

Gerard joined GGGI in October 2018 from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) where he had been the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Director Support Services. Prior to joining GCF in April 2014 he served in various senior finance capacities for a period of 20 years at the CGIAR living and working in Washinton DC (WB), Rome, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka.

An Irish national, Gerard has a wealth of finance, management and professional leadership experience. He was formerly a Senior Manager with Price Waterhouse, based in the City of London, where his work ranged from auditing to corporate finance, with a broad spectrum of high profile clients.

Gerard’s primary degree is in mathematics and mathematical physics from the National University of Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and also studied Professional Management at the University of York, England.