Moya Connelly

Moya Connelly is the founder and managing partner of Surmont Capital, a firm specializing in the development and management of sustainable finance funds. Her specialty is developing investment strategies to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Ms. Connelly has built and managed successful sustainable solutions in several organizations, including most recently at Deutsche Bank/DWS.

Ms. Connelly was one of the founders of MicroVest. She has served as the chief financial officer of a capital management company, an investment officer (lending and equity), and a member of the board of various microfinance organizations (MFIs and NGOs). Most recently, Ms. Connelly has worked to develop several funds in climate finance and as a professor at the University of Virginia teaching an ESG and Impact Investing course. She has an MBA from the University of Virginia (USA) and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Smith College (USA).