Dr. Mohamed Badissy

Biography

Mohamed Rali Badissy is a scholar and adviser focused on international development, specifically in the areas of energy and climate finance. His research emphasizes the use of contract standardization in sustainable finance to accelerate development of energy infrastructure in emerging markets, aiming to increase access to affordable and abundant energy. Badissy has previously served as a senior attorney in energy finance at the Commercial Law Development Program under the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he advised governments on commercial law reforms designed to catalyze private investment and enhance energy access while decarbonizing power markets. Over the past decade, he has led energy sector reforms across multiple markets in partnership with host governments, multilateral institutions, civil society organizations, and industry leaders, and he continues to serve as an advisor to public institutions and private developers. Badissy began his career as an associate in public international law at a large law firm and subsequently served as a law clerk for Hon. William H. Walls in the United States District Court for New Jersey. His scholarship mainly focuses on developing open-source legal guidebooks to assist low-resource governments. He has authored and edited works including "Understanding Power Purchase Agreements," "Understanding Power Project Financing," and "Understanding Power Project Procurement," and contributed to a handbook on the management of sovereign debt published by the African Development Bank. He graduated with High Honors from the University of Washington School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and an Order of Barristers.

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