Lisa Fischer is senior policy advisor at E3G, where she works with policy-makers, civil society, and businesses to build innovation and momentum for change. Bridging technical and political analysis, she has shaped investment policies of public institutions and EU energy regulation.

Before joining E3G, Fischer worked for the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (now BEIS) on climate finance. She also worked as an economic adviser for the UK Department for Transport, shaping the country’s multi-billion rail investment plans and advising on the commercial negotiating of various major rail procurements.

Fischer holds a MSc in Political Economy of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies as well as a BA in International Relations from the Technical University of Dresden in Germany, and has lived in France, Argentina and Algeria. Lisa is a keen climber and helped set up Akwaaba, a migrant community centre in North London.