S4 E7: Jimena Caballero Steps Out From Behind the Scenes at Gordian Knot Strategies

<p><strong>Season 4, Episode 7: Jimena Caballero Steps Out From Behind the Scenes at Gordian Knot Strategies</strong></p><p>In this episode, <a href="">Jay</a> chats down with <a href="">Jimena Caballero</a>, Senior Associate at <a href="">Gordian Knot Strategies</a>, to explore her path from lab bench to climate finance, and what it&#39;s like building the tools GKS uses to screen climate projects.</p><p>Jimena breaks down how TRARO, GKS&#39;s seven-element investment screening tool, works. She also touches on her work with City Forest Credits and due diligence for a major U.S. airline&#39;s carbon credit portfolio. She then turns the lens inward on leading GKS&#39;s first-ever sustainability report, including the why GKS elected to offset the firm&#39;s footprint twice over.</p><p>Jimena&#39;s spent nearly 3 years helping build the tools behind a lot of what GKS does, and she&#39;s rarely been the one telling the story. </p><p>This time, she is. Give it a listen!</p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>LinkedIn - Jimena Caballero: </strong><a href="">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimena-caballero-191160a1/</a> </li><li><strong>TRARO</strong>: <a href="">https://gordianknotstrategies.com/impact-screening-traro/</a> </li><li><strong>2025 GKS Sustainability Report: </strong><a href="">https://gordianknotstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GKS-Annual-Sustainability-Report-2025.pdf</a> </li></ul><p>--</p><p><u><strong>About:</strong></u></p><p><u></u><a href="">Untangling Climate Finance⁠</a> explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies, and much more.</p><p>If you have any questions, comments, a future guest recommendation, or are interested in joining Jay for an episode, please shoot him a message at: ⁠jtipton@gordianknotstrategies.com⁠</p><p>The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠<a href="">Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠<a href="">Jay Tipton⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Music is by ⁠⁠<a href="">Diamond_Tunes⁠</a>. </p>