Olivia Sanchez Badini

Olivia Sanchez Badini is pursuing a joint Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. She is originally from Mexico City and holds a Bachelor of Science in natural resources conservation from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Prior to coming to Yale, she did research on enabling environments for small and medium forest enterprises in the context of REDD+ forest financing schemes in developing countries. She also participated in civil society involvement at the United Nations Forum on Forests, and was active with the International Forestry Students’ Association. At Yale, Olivia is focusing on impact investing and conservation finance. She has interned at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Korea and Alter Eco Foods (a B Corp focused on fair trade and organic chocolate), and consulted for VegInvest (a venture capital fund focused on disrupting the animal agriculture space). In the latter, she worked on a market study to identify investment opportunities in the emerging plant-based sector in Mexico.