2025
Emerging Leaders
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Joanna Klimczak

Senior Director, US & Canada, CREO Syndicate

Addressing the urgent need for climate capital, Joanna leads CREO in Canada. CREO is an NYC-based global platform and community investing high-impact private capital into the decarbonization transition. Joanna’s strategic vision has guided and helped 25 major Canadian asset owners to invest over $5 billion into climate solutions. It has equally enabled hundreds of Canadian climate deals access visibility in the international fundraising market. Joanna and the incredible team that supports CREO in Canada, facilitate investment through deal origination, strategy, and market insights. Recently, Joanna lead-authored a critical market report on the role UHNW family offices can play to accelerate Canada’s clean economy, which became a driving force behind the launch of the MaRS Catalytic Climate Capital Platform.