Franck Gbaguidi

Franck Gbaguidi

Director, Global Sustainability

Eurasia Group

Biography

Franck Gbaguidi is the Director for Global Sustainability at Eurasia Group. In this capacity, he helps public and private sector organizations in understanding evolving sustainability trends and helps them design solutions that transform political risks into opportunities. Franck's work involves analyzing political risk across various sustainability issues, with a focus on biodiversity policy, water resources, and environmental litigation.

Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Franck held several energy and climate-related roles at the World Bank Group, including serving as climate adviser to the managing director of the International Finance Corporation. Additionally, he has conducted research and consultancy work on carbon risk management for the European Investment Bank, on clean and domestic energy solutions for the United Nations Capital Development Fund, on North American energy policy for the Centre on Global Energy Policy, and on environmental crimes in sub-Saharan Africa for the Earth Institute.

Franck holds three bachelor's degrees and four master's degrees, including a Master of Public Policy from Sciences Po Paris and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University. His insights have been featured in various media outlets such as Bloomberg, the FT, the New York Times, Responsible Investor, and the Business Telegraph.