Jacqueline joined eftec as a Researcher in January 2026. She is currently supporting natural capital projects relating to carbon and nature markets, ecosystem service valuation, and green finance.

Jacqueline is also a part-time Research Assistant with the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, where her projects focus on climate and nature-related risks, impacts, and dependencies as well as using natural capital approaches to promote private finance for nature.

Prior to joining eftec, Jacqueline was a Researcher with Cornell University's Cooperative Extension in New York, where she collected field data on marine animal and seagrass populations to inform public policy and conservation work. She was also a Research Assistant with the University of Miami's Department of Geography and Sustainable Development. She assisted a project on eco-tourism and sustainable development in Cape Town, South Africa.

Jacqueline holds an MSc in Climate Change Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh Business School and a BA in Environmental Science & Policy and International Relations from the University of Miami.