Noel N. Verdote is currently Lead for the Deployment of Advanced Energy Sources and Systems of the USAID Energy Secure (ESP) Philippines. He is a sustainable energy management/ green energy finance professional who worked with development-oriented organizations on government implemented projects in the Philippines and in the ASEAN, and in private companies in the Philippines to catalyze and scale up investments in low carbon and green transition. Mr. Verdote is a licensed Mechanical Engineer and has postgraduate degrees in Engineering (Energy Technology) from the Asian Institute of Technology and MBA from the Melbourne Business School.