Bio
Kavita Singh Jadhav is an energy and climate leader with more than 20 years of
experience spanning the public and private sectors across Europe, the Former Soviet
Union, Asia and the Middle East. She is currently Programme Manager at the International
Energy Agency (IEA), where she leads the agency’s engagement with India and South
Asia. Her role involves developing and delivering complex, large-scale initiatives, building
senior stakeholder relationships, and bringing together governments, businesses and civil
society to advance energy and climate priorities.
Prior to joining the IEA, Kavita served as a Senior Adviser to the UK Government in
London, advising on the UK energy sector. She previously served as Research Director
at Wood Mackenzie in Singapore, where she led analysis of China’s energy sector and
climate strategy. Earlier in her career, Kavita held a range of business development and
commercial roles at BP and Shell, working across the energy value chain and focusing
on the Middle East and Central Asia.
Kavita, a British national, holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from London
Business School, an MSc in Business Economics from the University of Strathclyde.