Frankie Downy

Frankie (Frances) Downy serves as C40’s Head of Building Strategy & Implementation, where she oversees C40’s thematic networks and projects related to building decarbonisation. Previously, Frankie was the Senior Manager for the Private Decarbonisation Network. Before joining C40, she worked as a Development & Project Manager for International Programmes at the Energy Saving Trust. There, she managed several European Commission-funded energy efficiency and renewable energy programmes that worked with industry, civil society, national and international agencies throughout Europe. Frankie also chaired a working group for EU member state governments on sharing best practice on effective ways to implement the Renewable Energy Sources Directive. She has a MSc in Climate Change from the University of East Anglia and a BSc degree in Environmental Geoscience from Cardiff University