Federica Bietta

Ms. Federica Bietta is the Managing Director of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations. Ms. Bietta is an internationally recognized expert in the development of international agreements related to climate change and specific mechanisms that include emissions resulting from tropical deforestation.

She has held a leadership role in the Coalition’s REDD Program since its inception in 2008.

Previously, Ms. Bietta was actively involved in the design and implementation of both the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility of the World Bank and the UN-REDD programme. Until December 2012, she led CfRN’s activities within the REDD Partnership, serving as this body’s inaugural Co-Chair in 2010.

Before joining the CfRN, Ms. Bietta worked for a major European bank and forged professional relationships with Fortune 500 Companies such as: Tyco, General Electric, ADP, AIG and IBM.

Raised in Italy, Federica Bietta earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Perugia. Ms. Bietta earned MBAs from Columbia Business School and the London Business School.