Kia joined Triple Jump in 2023 and is responsible for assessing and managing the ESG and impact of Triple Jump’s EEGF fund in the sustainable energy portfolio. Prior to joining Triple Jump, Kia worked at GOGLA, the global association for off-grid solar energy industry where she focused on increasing investment readiness and access to finance for locally-owned and managed African solar SMEs and also contributed to the set-up of climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation workstreams for the sector. Previously she worked in an energy access/clean cooking start-up as operational assistant. Kia holds an MSc in International Development Studies from the University of Amsterdam (NL) and a BA in International Relations and Politics from the University of Sheffield (UK). Kia is a Finnish national and speaks fluent English and Finnish and intermediate French and Swedish.