Eckhart will work with Citi’s corporate, investment, public and private sector clients to better understand their challenges and objectives related to environmental matters and to take advantage of market opportunities.

Eckhart will join Citi after spending the last decade as the founding president and a member of the board of directors of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). He has also overseen the US Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF) and has served on the governing bureau of the REN 21 global policy network, and as US chair of the World Council for Renewable Energy.

Citi president and chief operating officer John Havens said that Eckhart’s extensive experience and global network will complement what currently differentiates Citi as a trusted advisor to clients and will drive the effort to be the preeminent thought leader on environmental matters.