Churchill Agutu
Early-Career Fellow 2025–2026

Churchill Agutu is an energy finance expert whose work focuses on how public financing can help scale low-carbon technologies in low- and middle-income countries. His research lies at the intersection of technology, policy, and finance, with particular attention to mitigating foreign exchange risk—a key factor driving high investment risk perceptions in developing markets. He is especially committed to bridging academic research and policy practice to inform strategies that accelerate the global energy transition.

Churchill earned his PhD from ETH Zurich (CH) in 2023, where he examined how technology, policy, and finance shape electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa. Upon completion of his PhD, he worked as a specialist for derisking renewable energy investment at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where he supported governments across sub-Saharan Africa in designing and identifying public instruments to unlock private capital for renewable energy projects.