Christophe Christiaen
Head of Innovation and Impact, CGFI / Head of Spatial Finance Initiative
Profile
Christophe leads Spatial Finance research at the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, managing a multidisciplinary team developing open data, metrics, and methodologies. His work leverages artificial intelligence and geospatial analytics to assess sustainability risks, opportunities, and impacts for assets and companies in their local and global contexts.
He is also Head of Innovation and Impact at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment. The Centre aims to connect researchers and practitioners to advance the use of climate and environmental science by financial institutions. Additionally, he has been seconded to Nest Pensions’ Responsible Investment team as an ESG Research Associate, translating academic insights into an operational asset owner context.
Before joining the Smith School at the University of Oxford, Christophe established the sustainable finance programme at the Satellite Applications Catapult, promoting geospatial technology for green finance. He previously held roles at the European Space Agency and Henkel. Christophe holds an MSc in Business Engineering from the University of Antwerp, specialising in finance, accountancy, and environmental economics.
