Michael Eckhart

Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy

Skoll Awardee

Biography

Michael Eckhart is Clinical Professor for Sustainable Finance at University of Maryland and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. Previously, he was Global Head of Environmental Finance at Citigroup where he led the banking industry’s development of the Green Bond Principles. Earlier, he was founding President of the American Council on Renewable Energy and President of the SolarBank Initiative in Europe, India and South Africa. Earlier, he had a 20-year career in power generation and renewable energy. He served in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service. He holds a BSEE degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Regional Focus

Eastern Asia, North America, Europe