ALFI Global Asset Management Conference

Jennifer de Nijs leads the Ministry’s Department of the Development of the Financial Center.Jennifer has dedicated significant years to developing sustainable finance in Luxembourg, most notably through her 8-year tenure as the Head of   Sustainable   Finance   at   the   Ministry   of   Finance. Her efforts have contributed to the growth of sustainable finance in Luxembourg and beyond, with an initial emphasis on climate, and now also integrating social aspects like gender finance.  

She  has  played  a  key  role  in  the  establishment  of  a number   of   Luxembourg   based   initiatives,   notably:   the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI), which she helped set up and is now board President; the International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA) whose board she chaired in  its  foundational  phase, and the Luxembourg Gender Finance Task Force, which she launched and chairs. Furthermore, she holds key strategic positions as a board member of the SDG Impact Finance Initiative and presides over the board of the Luxembourg Earth Impact Fund (LEIF). 

Previous to her government position, Jennifer worked at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, in civil society organisations including Caritas Luxembourg and the European Youth Forum, and in the private sector at Clearstream and American Express.