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Ian Cochran is a part-time Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh Business School, where he teaches on the MSc Change Finance & Investment program. He is a member of the Centre for Business, Climate Change and Sustainability (B-CaSS). Ian is also the head of Consultancy at Changeworks, a Scotland-based social enterprise that focuses on accelerating decarbonisation through research, evaluation, and dissemination efforts. With over fifteen years of experience in climate and environmental policy, Ian has developed expertise in mainstreaming climate change-related issues into decision-making processes and institutional governance. His research encompasses a wide range of investment-related topics, including Paris Alignment, the role of public financial institutions in the low-carbon transition, and financial integrity for climate-related products. Prior to his current position, Ian held roles at the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and he has lectured in master's-level programs at Sciences-Po Paris and Université Paris-Dauphine. Ian's academic qualifications include a PhD in economics from Université Paris-Dauphine, a Master of Public Affairs from Sciences-Po Paris, and a BA in Policy Studies from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Affairs.
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