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, and with private companies in the Philippines to catalyze and scale up low carbon and green transition investments. 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.