Mairi Robertson
Director of Asset Financing at Ezra Climate — climate finance specialist
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New York, New York, United States
Joined August 2025
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Practical climate‑finance leader focused on asset finance and customer financing: Robertson designs and runs asset‑backed financing solutions (leases, loans, capital facilities) that let climate hardware and energy transition companies scale by lowering customer upfront costs and matching capital to asset economics. medium+2
Experienced climate‑finance consultant with strategy-to-execution background: She previously led teams in McKinsey's Climate Finance Practice (London and New York), giving her both client-facing strategy experience and operational perspective on structuring financing for decarbonisation. medium+1
Public-facing writer and thought leader on climate VC and financing: Robertson publishes essays and interviews that translate financing mechanics into practical guidance for founders and investors, signalling an interest in shaping how capital stacks are built for climate tech. medium+1
Work
Education
Writing
An offensively brief climate VC thesis
January 1, 2025Short essay arguing that winning climate-tech companies combine immediate customer savings with 'drop-in' adoption characteristics; a practical VC-style thesis for climate investing.
Creating a customer financing product as a climate startup
Interview / guide on designing customer financing (leases/loans) for climate startups, covering operations, product design, capital markets and launch considerations.
Medium author page / collection of climate-finance essays
Personal Medium author page where Robertson writes about finance, climate tech, and the energy transition; contains bio and multiple essays.