Rachel Kyte is IFC's Vice President, Business Advisory Services, and a member of the Management Group. She leads IFC's advisory business and manages its extra financial risk. IFC’s advisory work serves governments, industries, and individual companies helping the private sector’s growth drive development in the frontier of emerging markets.

Ms. Kyte joined IFC in 2000. In 2004 she became Director for Environment and Social Development, where she introduced new sustainability performance standards and disclosure policies, showing how environment and social performance can improve financial performance in emerging markets. Through the Equator Principles these standards are now a global benchmark. Championing innovation Ms. Kyte has encouraged efforts to create and transform markets in areas of energy efficiency finance, sustainable supply chains, and labor practices. Most recently, she played a key role in shaping IFC’s approaches to IFC’s business focused on the women’s market and climate change.

Ms. Kyte has held elected positions in Europe and has founded and led NGOs focusing on women, the environment, health, and rights.

Prior to joining IFC, Ms. Kyte was a member of the management team of the World Conservation Union – IUCN. She holds an MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a BA in politics and history from the University of London.