Lorie Srivastava

Dr. Lorie Srivastava is an environmental economist whose work focuses on advancing sustainability and climate resilience through rigorous economic analysis and innovative risk modelling. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from Michigan State University, specialising in water economics, and combines this with a multidisciplinary background in computer science, policy, and consulting.

Her work addresses some of the most pressing challenges in climate and nature risk, including economic valuation of natural assets and ecosystem services, scenario modelling under uncertainty, and material factors for informed financial decision-making. As a Research Fellow at the University of California, Davis, Dr. Srivastava led projects funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency and California Natural Resources Agency to quantify how the economic value of ecosystem services will change over time due to the effects of climate change. She also contributed as a technical reviewer for the Fourth California Climate Change Assessment, shaping policy-relevant insights on water scarcity and resource management.

Dr. Srivastava’s applied work bridges academia and practice. She has spearheaded global initiatives to embed climate and sustainability considerations into financial systems, including the design of econometric models and integrated assessment frameworks for risk evaluation. Her leadership roles at SAGINT, Inc. and KPMG have involved developing ESG-linked financial strategies, advancing carbon pricing mechanisms, and quantifying economic and financial consequences of blockchain-based solutions for transparent asset management. These efforts support the mobilisation of capital towards nature-positive outcomes and the creation of resilient economic and financial markets.

In addition to her research and advisory work, Dr. Srivastava has been leading the economic and strategic analysis and modelling underpinning projects that integrate AI and blockchain technologies to enhance transparency, automate regulatory compliance, and deliver scalable ESG, climate, and nature-based solutions through digital platforms. Her work focuses on applying tokenisation and digital assets to improve the efficiency and integrity of nature credit markets, whilst also promoting human rights and labour standards, creating mechanisms for fractional ownership and trade. These innovations enable investors to participate in sustainability-linked markets while ensuring robust governance and verifiable benefits. Her expertise in financial performance analytics, combined with her knowledge of econometric modelling and sustainable