Ana Yovtcheva
Meet Ana
Investor
Barcelona, Spain
Ana is a Finance Innovation Specialist at Climate-KIC, where she works at the intersection of climate finance, sustainability, and systemic change. With a strong foundation from the University of Oxford and experience in top-tier sustainability consulting at PwC, Ana brings a creative, multilingual, and values-driven approach to designing new financial mechanisms that accelerate the net-zero transition.
Areas of activity:
Climate Change Mitigation
About:
Ana Y. is a passionate climate finance innovator, currently driving impact as a Finance Innovation Specialist at Climate-KIC, Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative. With a rich background spanning sustainability and climate change consulting at PwC London and a First-Class MA (Oxon) in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, Ana blends analytical rigour with a strong intercultural mindset.
At Climate-KIC, Ana works on developing and scaling finance solutions that bridge the gap between ambition and implementation in the climate transition. She is especially interested in unlocking systemic change through collaborative financing models, nature-based solutions, and mission-driven partnerships that accelerate decarbonization across sectors.
A strong believer in the power of storytelling and community, Ana brings her multilingual skills and deep European perspective to convene diverse stakeholders — from local communities to policymakers and investors — around sustainable finance innovations.
She has also earned recognised sustainability certifications, such as the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management and Oxford’s Nature-Based Solutions Foundation Course, further equipping her to navigate the nexus of finance, policy, and climate resilience.
Based in Barcelona and deeply rooted in Europe’s climate ecosystem, Ana remains committed to shaping the financial tools and narratives that will empower societies to tackle the climate crisis with urgency, equity, and integrity.
🌍 “Finance must become the catalyst, not the bottleneck, for the climate transition. I’m here to push that frontier forward.”
Involvement:
ClimateKIC
Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community.