Starlene Sharma is cofounder and managing partner at Green Artha, a climate innovation and investment firm. She is also the founder of the Cleantech Women’s Innovation Network and Climate Editor for Business India Publications. As the Founding CEO of AIC Sangam Innovation Foundation, she was responsible for establishing India’s first dedicated cleantech incubator and accelerator, while simultaneously leading in early-stage cleantech investment at Sangam Ventures. Starlene has been part of the founding leadership of two tech-for-development startups in India and scaled Orphans International/Better Future International to seven countries, earning partnership with UNDP and receiving awards from several national governments. She started her career at Landmark Advisors, a New York hedge fund that she helped grow from $80mn to $880mn.