Finance-trained.
Systems-oriented.
Futures-focused.
Strategic advisor and foresight practitioner working at the intersection of impact capital allocation and systems change.
Why this work exists.
Clémence spent years inside international financial institutions before a question started nagging at her: the capital was there, the intent was there, so why wasn't it reaching the most transformative work?
Her path took her through BNP Paribas and Bank of America, across Paris and Singapore, spanning wealth management, asset management, investment banking, and Inspection Générale. A 360° view of how finance actually moves.
That question became The Uplift. She now works with foundations, investors, and policymakers using strategic foresight and Causal Layered Analysis to surface what's actually preventing impact capital from reaching the most transformative work: the invisible assumptions, the structural conditions, the narratives nobody thought to question.
Her analysis has been featured by Impact Entrepreneur and endorsed by UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies, Professor Sohail Inayatullah.
Break the Mold
Co-founded with Maryann Kahindi-Picard, Break the Mold is a fellowship and community backing early-stage African social entrepreneurs with access, strategy, and belief. Cohort 1 placed a fellow at TED. Cohort 2 launched in April 2026.
Discover Break the MoldIIED Youth CoP
Founding member of the IIED Europe / Green Economy Coalition Youth Community of Practice on Just Transition Futures.
Speaking.
Clémence speaks at conferences, panels, and roundtables at the intersection of finance, foresight, and systemic change — bringing a practitioner's perspective to rooms that rarely hear it.
Written work.
From Awareness to Architecture: Scaling Impact Investing for Systemic Change
Read article → Green Economy Coalition · December 2025Shifting Perspectives on Capital, Through Causal Layered Analysis
Read article → Green Economy Coalition · September 2025From Ouagadougou to Nairobi: Dominique's Journey to the Global Climate Stage
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Interview with Elaine France · October 2025
Leveraging ESG and Cybersecurity for Resilient Organisations
Expert Insights · October 2025
Driving Sustainability: Sustainable Finance, ESG, and Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship
Umatta Podcast · April 2025 Listen on Apple Podcasts → 🎙 RadioComment les femmes entrepreneures transforment le secteur de l'économie verte en Afrique
Radio France Internationale · April 2025 Listen on RFI →Ready to dig into what's actually in the way?
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