Michail KAPETANAKIS

Michail Kapetanakis is a Policy Advisor in Sustainable Infrastructure at IISD. He has over 6 years of cross-sectoral experience in sustainability consulting and economic analysis for transport, urban and environmental projects. Michail works on applying the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology to sustainable transport projects and policies in countries including India, Indonesia, Colombia, Senegal, and Kazakhstan, working with NGOs and local partners and stakeholders. He also works with the Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) Global Resource Centre, helping to apply the SAVi methodology to NBI projects across the world, through modelling, writing and data sourcing for reports including for the Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project in Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Africa. Prior to joining IISD, Michail worked as an economic consultant at engineering firm Arup in the UK. He developed economic assessment models for large-scale transport projects, as well as environmental impact assessments and urban and regional development strategies. Michail holds a BA in Human Geography from King’s College London and a MSc in Urban Economic Development from University College London. Michail speaks fluent English, French and Greek and conversational Spanish.