Ake Kankirawatana is a policy analyst and development practitioner passionate about bridging policy with finance and implementation to scale nature-based solutions for sustainable development.
Ake’s interests lie in the intersection between landscape conservation, climate adaptation, and social entrepreneurship. Previously, he worked with rural and indigenous communities in Northern Thailand to advance alternative livelihood development initiatives in community agroforestry and carbon credit projects. He also has broad experience working across public, private, and philanthropic sectors as a former strategy consultant and startup entrepreneur. Ake is currently a Master of Environmental Management student at the Yale School of the Environment, where he focuses on international climate policy and carbon markets, tropical forest landscape restoration, and conservation finance. He holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University.