Amy Davidsen is the U.S. Executive Director of The Climate Group. She has over 20 years of banking experience and most recently served as the first Director of Environmental Affairs at JPMorganChase responsible for environmental global policies and procedures. Amy focused on four key strategic areas: developing and implementing the firm's global environmental and social risk management policies; developing business opportunities for the low-carbon economy; advancing the public policy dialogue on climate change; and managing the firm's environmental footprint.

Prior to establishing the Office of Environmental Affairs, she advised global Private Banking clients on their philanthropic efforts specifically on the environment, micro-credit, human rights, and venture philanthropy. In addition, Amy has held positions at JPMorganChase advising not-for-profits, law firms, and individual clients on their financial needs; managing the banking relationships of domestic financial institutions; and, auditing the firm's international loan portfolio.

In 1997, Amy took a leave-of-absence to facilitate a USAID job-creation loan program in Sarajevo, Bosnia. From 1988-1990, she was the Finance Manager of Women's World Banking, an international microfinance not-for-profit dedicated to providing poor women access to credit.

Ms. Davidsen holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Brown University.

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