Lea’s work focuses on nature-related aspects of financial markets, particularly in relation to debt markets. She is a Policy Analyst at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, which she joined in 2022. She holds an MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change from LSE, and worked in several sustainability roles at Deutsche Bank AG before joining the Grantham Research Institute.

Research interests

  • Financial market regulation
  • Financial products and standards
  • Nature: ocean and land