Our firm
Strategic advice on
transition finance.
Great Circle is an independent advisory firm in New York. We take on a limited number of engagements at a time, bring in the right specialists for each one and see the work through from inception to launch and beyond.
What we’re
known for.
01ReachWe are in regular dialogue with the decision-makers shaping how capital moves across sectors and markets. We can spot emerging opportunities before they’re obvious and connect players who should be working together.
02JudgmentEvery transition has its hype cycles and real inflection points. We’ve watched enough of them play out to recognize the patterns early. Our job is to separate signal from noise, so our partners can move decisively when it counts.
03AuthorshipOur team helped design the architecture of climate finance, from carbon registries and data platforms to the TCFD and net zero transition frameworks. We know why this infrastructure exists, where it falls short and what to build next.
04PartnershipOur best work happens alongside clients, co-funders and collaborators who bring expertise we lack. Hard problems rarely fit inside one institution, so we build teams that span them. We organize around the objective and share the credit.
Why Great Circle
The shortest
route.
A great circle is the shortest route between two points on a sphere. On a flat map it can look like a detour, but in three dimensions it’s always the most efficient pathway. Great Circle was founded in 2019 on the observation that the most direct route between capital and the transition runs through public finance, private markets, philanthropy and policy. We help our clients find their route and build what’s needed to travel it.
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