Kate Wharton

Kate Wharton leads CrossBoundary’s Natural Capital practice, focusing on climate and conservation finance. She advises nature-based carbon projects across emerging and frontier markets globally and currently manages a carbon investment facilitation platform in Mozambique, as well as the launch of CrossBoundary’s Fund for Nature. Kate previously launched and managed CrossBoundary’s office in Iraq. Prior to CrossBoundary, she served as Chief Operating Officer at a humanitarian technology company focused on civilian protection in Syria. She started her career consulting on energy and infrastructure projects in emerging markets. Kate holds an MBA from Stanford and a B.S. in Economics and International Affairs from Georgia Tech. She is based in London.