NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Laura Sundblad is program adviser for the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association’s (GOGLA) Facilitating Access to Finance program, which aims to help increase investments in the sector, enabling it to scale up and accelerate the development of the off-grid market, leading to more people benefiting from clean, sustainable and economically viable off-grid lighting and electrification. Prior to joining GOGLA, she worked at Arc Finance, where she oversaw staff training and consumer education efforts related to consumer financing for energy products and services, and led Arc Finance’s conferences and workshops on innovations in financing off-grid clean energy.