Nnamdi Igbokwe

Focus Areas: Political Economy of Development, Sustainable Development, Blended Finance, Climate & Sustainable Finance, Impact Investing, Geopolitics and Economic Policy

Dr. Nnamdi Igbokwe is a political economist whose work bridges sustainable investing and development finance, translating research into strategies that mobilize capital and improve outcomes. With nearly two decades of experience at the nexus of research, practice, and policy, he focuses on blended finance and co-investment models and how policy, governance, and regulations shape incentives and implementation. At SIRI, he designs and leads blended finance programming that mobilizes capital for sustainable development, particularly in lower-income markets, through rigorous research, high-level convenings, and practitioner-focused education.

Previously, Dr. Igbokwe served as Director of Knowledge and Thought Leadership at Convergence Blended Finance, the global network for blended finance, where he oversaw data, research, and content portfolios and led intelligence efforts aimed at scaling blended finance and crowding in greater private sector investment for climate and the SDGs into emerging markets. Earlier roles include Senior Vice President leading strategic initiatives for the Data, Analytics, Reporting, and Technology Market Risk team at Citigroup; Director of Research and Investor Relations for a New York global macro hedge fund where he managed the research and content ecosystem for institutional investors; Sustainable development advisor on multilateral initiatives with the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank; and management consultant in the Financial Institutions practice at Boston Consulting Group.

His research in the Political Economy of Development examines how institutions, governance, and global policy shape development outcomes. He has held doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the American Council of Learned Societies. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University, an M.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University SAIS, and both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in International Political Economy from Johns Hopkins University. 

• PhD, Johns Hopkins University
• MA, Johns Hopkins University
• BA, Northwestern University