Renée Cutting announced as GEAPP’s Chief Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer

NEW YORK | February 18, 2025 — The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) today announced the appointment of Renée Cutting as Chief Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer. A proven leader with over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Cutting will spearhead GEAPP’s resource mobilization and strategic partnerships to accelerate clean energy access in developing economies while combating climate change.

“Renée Cutting brings exceptional expertise in building transformative partnerships that will advance our Alliance’s mission,” said Woochong Um, CEO of GEAPP. “Her leadership will be instrumental in scaling GEAPP’s impact across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean as we work to expand clean energy access, reduce carbon emissions, and create sustainable economic opportunities in underserved communities.”

Throughout her career, Cutting has demonstrated success in driving organizational growth and fostering strategic partnerships. At UNICEF USA, she played a pivotal role in doubling annual funding, while at the Legal Defense Fund, she significantly expanded fundraising capabilities. Her previous leadership positions include senior roles at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

“GEAPP’s mission to drive progress for people and planet through renewable energy represents one of today’s most urgent global priorities,” said Cutting. “I look forward to working alongside our dedicated team and Alliance partners worldwide to accelerate the just energy transition, ensuring economic opportunities reach communities that have historically been left behind.”

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The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) is an alliance of philanthropy, governments in emerging and developed economies, and technology, policy, and financing partners. Our common mission is to enable LMIC’s shift to a clean energy, pro-growth model that accelerates universal energy access and inclusive economic growth, while supporting the global community to meet critical climate goals during the next decade. As an alliance, we aim to reduce four gigatons of future carbon emissions, expand clean energy access to one billion people, and enable 150 million new jobs. With philanthropic partners, IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, GEAPP works to build the enabling environment, capacity, and market conditions for private sector solutions, catalyze new business models through innovation and entrepreneurship, and deploy high-risk capital to encourage private sector solutions and assist just transition solutions.

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