Bio
Kavita Singh Jadhav is an energy and climate leader with more than 20 years of experience spanning the public and private sectors across Europe, the Former Soviet Union, Asia and the Middle East. She is currently Programme Manager at the International Energy Agency (IEA), where she leads the agency’s engagement with India and South Asia. Her role involves developing and delivering complex, large-scale initiatives, building senior stakeholder relationships, and bringing together governments, businesses and civil society to advance energy and climate priorities.
Prior to joining the IEA, Kavita served as a Senior Adviser to the UK Government in London, advising on the UK energy sector. She previously served as Research Director at Wood Mackenzie in Singapore, where she led analysis of China’s energy sector and climate strategy. Earlier in her career, Kavita held a range of business development and commercial roles at BP and Shell, working across the energy value chain and focusing on the Middle East and Central Asia.
Kavita, a British national, holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from London Business School, an MSc in Business Economics from the University of Strathclyde.