Emilie Mazzacurati is a climate tech entrepreneur and investor with 20 years of experience working at the intersection of climate change and capital markets. She is the co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwind, an investment firm and ecosystem builder focused on accelerating innovation in climate adaptation and resilience solutions. Emilie is also a Board Member of Climate Resilience for All, a gender-focused climate adaptation nonprofit dedicated to the protection of people and livelihoods from extreme heat and all its impacts. Previously, Emilie was the founder and CEO of Four Twenty Seven, a climate risk analytics firm that pioneered the use of climate science in financial decisions. Four Twenty Seven was acquired by Moody’s Corporation in 2019, and Emilie took a role as Managing Director, Global Head of Climate Solutions to spearhead the integration of climate risk analytics in credit risk models. Before that, Emilie was Head of Research at Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, where she directed research and modeling on carbon markets and decarbonization. Emilie holds a Master’s of Political Science from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and a Master’s of Public Policy from UC Berkeley. She has received multiple awards for her work, including the Berkeley Visionary Award and 2019 Alternative Data Risk Award.