Robert Lehman
Since 2001, Rob Lehman has chaired the board of trustees of the Fetzer Institute where he served as president from 1989 to 2000. He also served as board chair of the John E. Fetzer Memorial Trust from 1991 to 2014. Under his leadership as president, the Institute contributed to the development and mainstreaming of the […]
Maria Claudia Lacouture
Maria Claudia Lacouture was appointed as Minister of trade, industry and tourism on may 3 rd 2016 by Juan Manuel Santos, president of the Republic of Colombia. Since the beginning of her career in 1996, as an intern at Proexport (Today ProColombia), María Claudia Lacouture has worked and contributed significantly in improving Colombia’s image abroad. […]
Rachel Kyte
Rachel Kyte is Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All. A leading advocate for sustainable development, Ms. Kyte is focused on affordable, reliable and sustainable energy as the key to combating both poverty and climate change. Ms. Kyte drives SEforALL’s work […]
Dr. Mekala Krishnan
Leads the McKinsey Global Institute’s research on various topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth, including climate risk and the net-zero transition, globalization, productivity, and gender economics Dr. Mekala Krishnan is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm, based in Boston, MA. Her research focuses on […]
Lise Kingo
Lise Kingo is a recognized expert in corporate sustainability. She leads the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with more than 8,000 companies and 4,000 non-business signatories from 170 countries that have committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles, and taking actions that advance societal goals. Prior to joining the UN Global Compact in […]
Nicole Haime
Michael Greenwald
Michael B. Greenwald is the Global Head of Financial Innovation and Digital Assets at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He is also heads up Global Executive Relations for the company pioneering thought-leadership on artificial intelligence. Michael focuses on working with the U.S. Government (USG) and international governments to incorporate cloud computing into their systems as well […]
H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo
Born on March 29, 1944, in Swalaba, Accra, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was raised in Accra, Ghana’s capital. His father’s residence in Accra was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), after its formation in 1947. Three of the Big Six (the founding fathers of Ghana) were […]
H.E. António Guterres
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, in refugee camps and in war zones, the Secretary-General is determined to make human dignity the core of his work, and to serve as a peace broker, a bridge-builder […]
António Luís Guerra Nunes Mexia
Since March 2006, he became CEO of EDP Energias de Portugal and since April 2017, he is Chair of the Administrative Board of Sustainable Energy for All. He is also the President of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Portugal (part of the WBCSD regional network) since April 2016. Born on the […]
Carlos Calleja
Carlos Calleja is a social entrepreneur and pre-candidate for the Presidency of El Salvador. His family business, Grupo Calleja, is a supermarket retail, real estate, and financial services conglomerate based in El Salvador. Super Selectos, Grupo Calleja’s core business, is El Salvador’s leading supermarket chain and one of the country’s largest and most admired companies, […]