Nicola Ranger

Nicola Ranger is Professor in Practice of Natural Capital, Risk and Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and holds leadership roles at the Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford). As Executive Director of Earth Capital Nexus and Director of the Resilient Planet Finance Lab, she specializes in integrating climate and nature risks into financial decision-making, stress testing, and mobilizing sustainable investment for resilience.

• PhD in Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College London
• Postdoctoral research in climate economics and policy at LSE

Her research spans sustainable finance, systemic resilience, and fiscal policy, with a focus on risk analytics, disaster risk financing, and international financial systems. She has led groundbreaking work including the UK’s first nature-related stress test and co-founded global initiatives like the G20-V20 InsuResilience Global Partnership.

Recent publications analyze sustainability-linked finance, climate stress testing frameworks, and adaptation taxonomies. Scientific awards include Senior Research Fellow at INET Oxford, Fellow at CEPR, and advisory roles for the World Bank, Bank of England, and European Commission.

She serves on high-level advisory groups such as the UK Climate Financial Risk Forum and the Resilient Planet Data Hub, advancing climate-resilient financial systems and policy frameworks globally.