Dr. Thomas Hale  

Tom is Associate Professor in Global Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. His research explores how political institutions evolve--or not--to face the challenges raised by globalization and interdependence, with a particular emphasis on environmental, economic, and health issues. He holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, a Master of Global Politics from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School. His books include Beyond Gridlock (Polity 2017), Between Interests and Law: The Politics of Transnational Commercial Disputes (Cambridge 2015), and Transnational Climate Change Governance (Cambridge 2014). Tom leads the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker.

Joshua Alpert

Joshua serves as C40's Director of Special Projects. In this role, he currently works on the creation of an inclusive climate action plan for megacities, templates for city investment and divestment, and a host of other projects. Prior to starting with C40, Joshua was Chief of Staff to Mayor Charlie Hales in Portland, OR. As Chief of Staff, Josh worked with and advised the Mayor on long-range strategy and policy, led City efforts on addressing homelessness and was the lead for C40, where he helped launch a seven-city pilot to quantify and measure the green economy. Before joining Mayor Hales' administration, Joshua worked for 7 years as the Northwest Director of Conservation Strategies for The Trust for Public Land. Joshua holds a J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Manjyot Kaur Ahluwalia

Manjyot is the Senior Program Officer, US and International Climate Cooperation at World Wildlife Fund-US and co-convenes the Alliances for Climate Action on behalf of WWF and its global partners, providing strategic support to a growing body of national alliances across North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Manjyot holds a PhD in Public Administration and Environmental Policy from the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, DC, a Masters in Corporate Sustainability from the School of Sustainability, at Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

Jesica Andrews

Jesica is a Senior Project Manager at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, where she leads portfolio target-setting with investors in the UN-Convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance. She also serves as the Co-Director of the Investor Agenda Investor Climate Action Plans Working Group. Prior to working with UNEP FI, she worked on climate change projects across with multiple UN agencies, governments and private firms across some 35 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Jes supports investors in understanding climate risk and aligning with the UNFCCC Paris Agreement. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics and holds a Master of Finance from the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School.

Kyra Appleby

Kyra leads CDP’s Cities, States & Regions team, having joined the organisation in 2010. Prior to her role at CDP, Kyra worked in various research positions at NBC Universal, eMarketer and the City of New York. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Colombia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a degree in Environmental Earth Science from the Johns Hopkins University. @AppleKyra

Nick Blyth
 
Nick is Policy and Practice lead for IEMA, on Climate Change, Natural Environment and Corporate Sustainability, collaborating across professions, partners and stakeholders.  He is also the Convener of ISO’s new Climate Change Coordination Committee and helped establish ISO Working Group 15 for ISO14068, a developing International Standard on carbon neutrality. Nick has led the development of a range of professional guidance including the development of IEMA’s GHG Management Hierarchy and with partners to develop UK principles for Biodiversity Net-Gain.  In 2016, he led the transition of IEMA to encompass a broader Corporate Sustainability focus, and merger with the Global Association of Corporate Sustainability Officers (GACSO). He has developed profession-based evidence in support of major policy developments and is experienced in climate change related guidance and standards. Nick has multi-sector experience and is both a fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv).

Derik Broekhoff

Derik is a Senior Scientist with the Stockholm Environment Institute, where his work focuses on the effective design and implementation of environmental market mechanisms, and assessing subnational and local climate mitigation policies. Prior to joining SEI, Derik was Vice President for Policy at the Climate Action Reserve in Los Angeles, where he oversaw development of the Reserve’s voluntary carbon offset program and its transition into California’s regulatory cap-and-trade program. Before that, he served on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative team at the World Resources Institute, where he managed work on the design of emissions trading programs and greenhouse gas accounting standards. Derik has a Master of Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor of International Relations from Stanford University.

Cesar Carreño

Cesar is the Head of Climate Data at ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability, a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development, where he assists with GHG inventories validation with over 120 cities. He is a member of SuRe Standard Committee, IG3IS Stakeholder Committee, the Advisory Committee for The Climate Infrastructure Partnership, and technical working group for emissions and GHG targets for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. Cesar has a Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering with a minor in business management from Universidad Católica de Guayaquil, a Master of Project Management from Universidad de León, Spain, and a Master of Sciences in International Material Flow Management from FH Trier in Germany.

Alberto Carrillo Pineda

Alberto is Director of Science Based Targets at CDP. He leads CDP's efforts to help mainstream climate action within the corporate sector through the adoption of science-based GHG emission reduction targets. Alberto is co-founder of the Science Based Targets initiative, the largest voluntary climate mitigation initiative for businesses, and represents CDP in the Steering Committee of the initiative. In his previous role, Alberto led WWF’s climate and business strategy at the global level as part of WWF’s Global Climate and Energy Initiative. In his role, Alberto oversaw WWF’s global climate & business platforms, including WWF’s Climate Savers leadership program and the Science Based Targets initiative. Alberto holds a Master of Science (Environmental Change and Management) form the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. 

Cynthia Cummis

Cynthia is the Director of Private Sector Climate Mitigation at the World Resources Institute. In this role, she leads WRI’s efforts on science-based targets and is a co-founder and Steering Committee member of the Science Based Targets initiative. In her prior WRI roles, Cynthia was the Deputy Director of GHG Protocol and also managed the development of the GHG Protocol Scope.3 and Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting standards. Before joining WRI, Cynthia was the Director of Carbon Management at Clear Carbon Consulting where she managed carbon quantification and management projects for multiple Fortune 500 clients and large public institutions and she was also the Founding Director of U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders Program, a voluntary program that partnered with businesses to develop corporate-wide greenhouse gas inventories and reduction goals.

Paula Ellinger

Paula leads Fundación Avina´s Climate Action Program, engaging with local and sub-national actors as well as national governments and regional networks, to accelerate the transition towards a net-zero and resilient future. Paula is member of the technical committee of Climate Finance Group of Latin American and the Caribbean (GFLAC) and was part of the Executive Committee of the Center for Climate Change and Decision Making Between 2014 and 2016. She holds a Bachelor of International Relations from Universidade de Brasília and Master of Local and Regional Development from the International Institute of Social Studies, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Nehmat Kaur

Nehmat is Head of Global Government Relations for the Climate Group’s Under2 Coalition Secretariat. For more than ten years, she has worked with key government and private sector stakeholders on accelerating climate action in India and across the world through evidence-based analysis, expertise and stakeholder engagement. She has worked on a wide range of issues including energy efficiency, clean energy, energy access, clean transportation, international climate policy, air quality and climate resilience. Nehmat has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Delhi and a Master of Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Kennedy Liti Mbeva

Kennedy is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Social and Political Sciences, and the Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne. He is also the Co-Convenor of the African Research & Impact Network (ARIN). Kennedy’s research examines the role of trade policy in global climate governance. Kennedy has previously worked in public policy research and served in international climate diplomacy.

Miguel Naranjo

Miguel Naranjo is Programme Officer with the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn, Germany. He worked as process engineer and environmental supervisor for a transnational corporation and later joined the United Nations Environment Programme, in the climate change team. He joined the UN Climate Change Secretariat in 2011, where he has focused in capacity building for mitigation and carbon market mechanisms, and promoting climate action among the private sector and other stakeholders.

Dan Osusky

Dan is the Director of Standards at B Lab, a global non-profit that serves people using business as a force for good. As Director of Standards Dan is responsible for the standards and content of the B Impact Assessment, the social and environmental performance measurement and management tool used to certify B Corporations. The B Impact Assessment is currently used by more than 100,000 businesses, ranging from publicly traded multinationals to SMEs, to measure, compare, manage, and improve their impact on stakeholders including workers, community, customers, and the environment.

Dr. Christopher Weber

Chris is the Climate & Energy Lead Scientist for the World Wildlife Fund global network, where he provides scientific and technical thought leadership to support WWF's global mission. Previously Dr. Weber was Senior Analyst at the 2° Investing Initiative, where he conducted research on the alignment of financial portfolios with climate policy goals and the financial risk associated with climate change. Before 2° Investing, Chris was a Research Associate at the World Resources Institute (WRI), where he worked on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol team conducting research and developing guidance on greenhouse gas accounting and metrics for the financial and other sectors. Chris holds a PhD in Engineering and Public Policy and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa.  

Dr. Ben Caldecott

Ben is the founding Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme at the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. He is the inaugural holder of the Lombard Odier Associate Professorship and Senior Research Fellowship of Sustainable Finance at the University of Oxford, the first ever endowed professorship of sustainable finance. He is a Supernumerary Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford, and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. Ben is also the COP26 Strategy Advisor for Finance based out of the UK Cabinet Office. Full biographical information can be accessed here.