Ethan Zindler currently serves as Head of Country and Policy Research at BloombergNEF, (BNEF), a provider of data, research and analysis on clean power, energy storage, electric vehicles, carbon credit markets, commodities, and other aspects of the transition to a lower-carbon economy. Zindler oversees BNEF analysts in London, São Paulo, Washington and multiple cities in Asia.
From July 2023 to January 2025, Zindler served as Climate Counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. In that capacity, Zindler advised the Secretary on a broad range of climate-related matters and was charged with leading Treasury’s efforts to facilitate and unlock financing needed to achieve a net-zero economy.
Zindler also oversaw the Treasury Climate Hub, which coordinated climate-related efforts across the Department. The Hub collaborated with others at Treasury on key policy efforts, such as implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, formulation of trade tariffs, and the release of a major study on how climate change is impacting the homeowners insurance markets. The Hub and Zindler communicated Treasury’s work on these issues through external speaking and media appearances.
Prior to joining Treasury, Zindler served as Head of Americas at BNEF. In that role, Zindler managed BNEF research analysts in New York, Washington, London, and Sao Paulo. He was instrumental in the creation of Climatescope, a public resource that has detailed clean energy investment conditions annually in emerging market economies since 2012.
Zindler has written extensively on finding solutions for scaling climate finance in developing nations. He has authored reports on topics pertaining to climate and clean energy with the Climate Investment Funds at the World Bank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and others.Zindler was BNEF’s first U.S.-based employees, hired in 2005 when the firm was then an independent, London-based start-up known as New Energy Finance Ltd. (NEF). NEF was sold to Bloomberg LP in 2009.Prior to his work with NEF/BNEF, Zindler served as the sole full-time business reporter at The Cape Cod Times daily newspaper where he reported extensively on efforts to develop what at the time would have been the nation’s first offshore wind farm. Zindler has also held roles at MTV and in the Clinton White House.
Zindler holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Georgetown University. He lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife Kristen and has two daughters.
