Caroline Nowacki

I am a doctoral candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. I study incentives and obstacles to long-term investing for institutional investors, as well as Sovereign Development Funds’ strategies and double bottom line investments.

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I also teach a graduate level course for Stanford International Policy Studies program. The class explores the relationship between global guidelines and local actions in the wake of Habitat 3, the United Nations' conference on housing and sustainable urban development, which was held from Oct. 17 to 20, 2016 in Quito, Ecuador. 

 

I hold a Master's degree in Sustainable Design and Construction from Stanford University and a Master of Science degree in Management with an Urban Economics major from ESSEC Business School, Paris.

I have four years of professional experience in research and business development related to real estate, sustainability and urban planning in China, France, Australia and the USA.

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Most recently, I was a research analyst with QIC Global Infrastructure team last quarter, and studied future trends in the infrastructure space stemming from China's growth and investments in infrastructure in Asian countries; and from the population growth of Australian cities on the other end. 

 

I previously coordinated international collaboration projects to develop best practices in sustainable and smart cities. I co-authored a book, Cities and Forms, and articles about the design of energy-efficient, resilient and attractive cities.