Gerrit Sindermann

Executive Director (Green Digital Finance Alliance) and Co-Founder & President (Green Fintech Network)

As Executive Director of the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA), Gerrit leads the Swiss foundation, steering its thematic programs and project portfolio toward the co-creation of transformative business, technological, and financial solutions for sustainable, circular cities and the blue economy. His work focuses on catalyzing funding and innovation for a thriving future within planetary boundaries.

Gerrit is also Co-Founder and President of the Green Fintech Network, a multi-stakeholder association advancing a vibrant green digital finance ecosystem in Switzerland, working closely with leaders in finance, academia, and government. Moreover, he is the Co-Chair of Climate Bridges, a global initiative fostering collaboration and connection across communities of changemakers, to drive systems-level change.

He began his career with a decade in banking, spanning from capital markets to risk and strategy, before moving to the tech side of the economy. Over the following 12 years, he co-founded, led and work with several startups – primarily in fintech, and led a fintech and insurtech accelerator, where he was also board member of its investment arm.

Gerrit holds an MBA from IMD International in Lausanne and a BBA from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.