Ms Rao Monari is a senior infrastructure investment professional with over 25 years of experience leading investment platforms and departments within asset investment and management organisations. She has held various leadership positions in the United Nations, Blackstone Group, Global Water Development Partners, and the International Finance Corporation. She currently serves as a Member of the Environmental Steering Committee for NEOM, Saudi Arabia Member of the International Advisory Panel on Carbon Credits, Singapore; Commissioner of Global Commission on the Economics of Water, Netherlands and Co-Chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative. She has also been involved in several global initiatives and partnerships on water resources, clean energy, resource efficiency and environmental issues such as the 2030 Water Resources Group, the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Councils and the CDP North America where she facilitated dialogue, innovation and solutions among public, private and civil society actors. Committee memberships include member of Finance and Risk Management Committee, Safety and Sustainability Committee.