Maryam Golnaraghi

Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Innovation Group at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business. With expertise spanning climate risk assessment, sustainable finance, and insurance industry applications, she bridges academic research with practical climate solutions for industrial decarbonization and resilience planning.

Education:

• BS, Cornell University
• MS, Harvard University
• PhD, Harvard University

Her research focuses on climate risk management frameworks, regulatory compliance, crisis preparedness systems, and sustainable finance mechanisms. Specializing in industrial decarbonization pathways, climate technology commercialization, carbon credit markets, and climate litigation analysis, she examines international agreements on climate change and disaster risk reduction through the lens of insurance sector innovation. Her work consistently emphasizes actionable strategies for transforming climate risks into opportunities for economic resilience.

Analysis of her 14 recent publications reveals a dominant focus on insurance industry responses to climate challenges, with systematic exploration of climate tech adoption barriers, nature-positive economic transitions, and comparative flood risk management across seven nations. The research demonstrates methodological rigor in developing risk assessment frameworks applicable to both sides of insurance balance sheets while addressing emerging litigation trends and regulatory landscapes.

Scientific awards: No specific awards were documented in the source material.

Dr. Golnaraghi teaches specialized courses including Indigenous Relations and the Climate Economy (2024-2025), demonstrating her commitment to integrating traditional knowledge systems with contemporary climate economics. Her collaborative work with The Geneva Association constitutes a significant research pipeline, though specific grant details remain undisclosed in available documentation.

She maintains active research leadership through The Geneva Association's climate initiatives while contributing to UBC Sauder's Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Innovation Group. Her current projects emphasize practical implementation of climate risk frameworks across global insurance markets, with particular attention to industrial decarbonization pathways and nature-based solution financing mechanisms.