About

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Experience

I work to build a low-carbon, resilient and inclusive economy. For 26 years I have worked with governments, companies, international organizations and civil society to decarbonize, enhance adaptive capacity, and create a shared and sustainable prosperity.

I have served across the public sector in various positions at the European Union, the Government of the Maldives, The World Bank and The International Finance Corporation. I have led climate change practices at some of the world’s most prestigious sustainability organizations including The World Resources Institute (WRI), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), and the We Mean Business coalition.

I am proud to have been an early champion of corporate climate leadership, serving as the first policy engagement director for the We Mean Business coalition, and since 2012, designing climate strategies for more than 250 companies across ten industrial sectors.

I am equally proud to have been one of the early pioneers of the climate justice movement. I spent ten years pursuing doctoral research to explore how climate change undermines human rights and establish the ways in which strengthening human rights builds climate resilience. I co-authored the Male’ Declaration in 2007, the first state-led initiative on climate change and human rights, and worked for more than a decade to bring human rights into the UN climate convention.

I am the author of 2 books – “A World Made New” in 2020, and “The New Corporate Climate Leadership” in 2021. I have spoken at more than 700 events across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.