Founder of the Global Ocean Trust and Research Associate at IASS-Potsdam. He is a Visiting Fellow in the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics focussing on blue finance and ocean governance. Torsten had a long career in infrastructure finance in the City of London, where he was Head of Telecom Project Finance for Investec Bank plc. He holds degrees from Bonn University, University of Cambridge and the Harvard Kennedy School.