Patricia Silva is a cleantech professional who helps bring projects to life by providing access to finance and advisory services. With over five years of experience in strategy, operations, and growth roles in the cleantech sector, she has worked with multi-nationals, governments, and NGOs in developed economies and emerging markets, managing large-scale sustainable construction projects, and taking on leadership positions. Her skills in due diligence, financial analysis, and investment screening have been applied to various roles, including VP of Business Development and Strategy at Senvio, Business Development Manager at Globality, Inc., and Energy Consultant at Arup. Silva is an engineer with a technical master's degree from Instituto Superior Técnico and an MBA in Energy and Cleantech from the Berkeley Haas School of Business. She also studied Sustainable Cities, Business at UC Berkeley, and accomplished various courses in Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst, startups, Corporate Strategy at the Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI). Besides her professional endeavors, she enjoys doing Krav Maga, hiking, and climbing while admiring other people and cultures, visiting fifty-three countries to date.