Philip Moss is the Director for Carbon Removal Markets at South Pole, a Swiss climate solutions company where he leads the NextGen CDR Facility, a corporate purchasing pool for removals launched with founding buyers Boston Consulting Group, LGT Group, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Swiss Re and UBS.
Philip is a leading authority on building emerging and innovative markets, having established a track record of developing financing approaches to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Philip pioneered the concept of “blended finance”, establishing a +$150 billion market and the Convergence platform, while leading the SDIP alliance of 42 leading governments, development finance institutions and investors to mobilize sustainable private investment in developing and emerging markets.
Prior to joining WEF, Philip gained extensive industry experience in the carbon and cleantech markets as Managing Partner for Mana Ventures, an Abu Dhabi-based cleantech investment advisory firm and as the Carbon Portfolio Manager for Masdar, where he managed the largest CER portfolio in the MENA region. Philip has also held senior positions with 17 Asset Management, CantorCO2e, the UNEP Finance Initiative and HSBC Household.
Philip holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and BSc degrees in both Economics and Statistics from North Carolina State University.