Frankie Downy manages the Private Building Efficiency Network at C40, where she works with cities to accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency measures in private sector buildings. Before C40, Frankie 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 practices on effective ways to implement the Renewable Energy Sources Directive. She has a Master’s degree in Climate Change from the University of East Anglia and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Geoscience from Cardiff University.