Mariana Heinrich

Biography

Mariana Heinrich is a Manager in the Climate & Energy team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). She is responsible for the Renewable business solution as part of the Low Carbon Technology Partnership initiative (LCTPi), where she leads different working groups that aim to increase corporate procurement of renewable energy, accelerate the deployment of low-carbon microgrids and improve integration of renewables into electricity markets.

Mariana is also in charge of the utility program working to decarbonise the power sector and creating new business models for energy companies.

Mariana was previously a Senior Consultant with Pöyry Management Consulting for 7 years. In this role, she led projects in the electricity sector focused around the integration of renewables into electricity markets, including market modelling and advising clients on investment decisions.

Mariana has a Master’s degree in Economics from the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel.