Jonas Englund

Mr. Englund has over twenty-eight (28) years of expertise in various Investment Banking, Trading and Capital Markets capacities. During this time, Mr. Englund has developed an extensive network of relationships with Asset Owners, Asset Managers, Private Investment Funds, Family Offices, Government and Agency Issuers, Central Banks and Treasurers of Public and Private Corporations.

Since 2011, Mr. Englund has been responsible for establishing the Fixed Income operations of Swedish Investment Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, (“SEB”), in the United States, as well as providing Cross Asset placement capacity for Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets, primarily in Green Bonds, Energy and Shipping.

SEB, together with the World Bank, innovated the fixed income markets with the issuance of the first Green Bond in 2008, and is recognized as a market pioneer in this space. During his tenure with SEB, Mr. Englund was the first “Boots on the Ground” leading the introduction of Green Bonds to North American institutional capital markets.

Mr. Englund worked for Credit Suisse First Boston’s (CSFB) central treasury in London responsible for bank relationships, Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Swaps hedging, new business development and general liquidity management of a $4 Billion USD loan portfolio. Following his time at CSFB, he ran a Swedish consultancy firm advising top management of Nordic investment banks on structured products. This led to his joining the Icelandic Bank, Kaupthing, where he was instrumental in establishing their US broker dealer. Thereafter, he launched Swedbank First Securities’ Fixed Income operations in the US before joining SEB in New York.

Mr. Englund co-founded GreenBond Advisors LLC and its affiliated companies and partnerships, to accelerate the growth of Green Bond supply, enable Green Project Financing and facilitate Transition to a low-carbon Economy. A frequent speaker and panel member on Sustainability and Green Bonds, his engagements include: Advisory Board member at Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network (NSBN), Member of Columbia University Sustainable Finance Seminar, Guest Lecturer at Columbia University SIPA and University of Michigan on Green Bonds and other Sustainable Funding structures. Mr. Englund is a Board Member of High Ground, Inc., a corporation focusing on innovative agricultural sustainability solution. He also is a Partner at Panthera Solutions, focusing on Sustainability Finance. Panthera Solutions is a leading Applied Behavior Finance company – an award-winning solutions lab based in the Principality of Monaco.