29th Jun 2020
50 Extraordinary Women Leading the Climate Conversation
Following on from our first listing back in 2017, we've compiled the top women leading the climate conversation across science, business, government, and academia, for 2020! Part of our ongoing
Ordinary Club of Extraordinary Women.
These women from around the world are at the forefront of the response to climate initiatives and hold a bedrock of knowledge relative to progress on the issue. Many of the women in this conversation can be reached via their Twitter handle, included here for an easy follow, and handy for those planning extraordinary future panels related to climate solutions.
We're now expanding this listing and we'd like your help! Do you know an extraordinary woman working in climate that we should include? Nominate them now!
50 Extraordinary Women Leading the Climate Conversation
Jane Ambachtsheer, @JAmbachtsheer
Global Head of Sustainability, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Ezgi Barcenas, @EzgiBarcenas
Global Vice President of Sustainability, Anheuser Busch InBev
Kate Brandt, @KateEBrandt
CSO, Google
May Boeve, @mayboeve
Executive Director, 350.org
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, @hindououmar
President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)
Anisa Kamadoli, @AnisaNYC
CSO, Tiffany & Co
Marie-Claire Daveu
CSO & Head of International Institutional Affairs, Kering
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, @phumzileunwomen
Executive Director, UN Women
Francesca DeBaise, @FrancescaDBiase
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain & Sustainability Officer, McDonald's
Edan Dionne
Environmental, Energy & Chemical Management Programs, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM
Suzanne Fallender, @sfallender
Director of Corporate Responsibility, Intel
Rhianna Gunn-Wright, @rgunns
Former Policy Director, New Consensus, Co-Author, The Green New Deal
Julia Jackson, @JuliaKJackson
Founder, Grounded
Diane Hoskins
Co-CEO & Chairwoman, Gensler
Kristina Kloberdanz, @KristinaKloberd
Senior Vice President, Corporate Sustainability Officer, Mastercard
Katrin Ley, @leykat
Managing Director, Fashion for Good
Stella Li
President, BYD Motors
Nancy Mahon
Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability, The Estée Lauder Companies
Yolanda Malone
Vice President of Global Snacks Packaging, PepsiCo
Rebecca Marmot, @RebeccaMarmot
CSO, Unilever
Meryam Omi
Head of Sustainability & Responsible Investment Strategy, Legal & General Investment Management
Lena Pripp-Kovac
CSO, Inter IKEA Group
Jeannie Renne-Malone, @JeannieRMalone
Vice President, Global Sustainability, VF Corporation
Gayle Schueller, @gayleschueller
CSO, 3M
Winnie Byanyima, @Winnie_Byanyima
Executive Director, UNAIDS
Vandana Shiva, @drvandanashiva
Environmental Activist & Sustainability Agricultural Advocate
Kathy Calvin, @Kathy_Calvin
President & CEO, UN Foundation
Aimee Christensen, @AimeeGlobal
Climate Negotiator, Founder and Executive Director, Sun Valley Institute
Gro Harlem Brundtland, @TheElders
Former Prime Minister of Norway Climate activist and policymaker
Rhonda Clark, @ups
Vice President of Corporate Plant Engineering, UPS
Helen Clarkson, @hl_clarkson
CEO, Climate Group
Alexandra Cousteau, @acousteau
Explorer, Filmmaker and water advocate, Senior Advisor, Oceana
Amy Davidsen, @AmyDavidsen
Executive Director, North America Climate Group
Paula DiPerna, @CDP
Author, executive, global advisor on environment and finance, advisor CDP
Kirsten Dunlop, @climateKIC
CEO, Climate-KIC
Slyvia Earle, @SlyviaEarle
Marine Biologist/President & Chairman, Mission Blue
Christiana Figueres, @CFigueres
Global Climate Leader, Convener - Mission 20/20
Sarah Frazee
Director & CEO, Conservation South Africa
Katja Freiwald, @KatjaFreiwald
Director, Global Partnerships, World Food Programme, Unilever
Pia Heidenmark Cook, @cook_pia
Head of Sustainability, IKEA
Virginie Helias, @virginehelias
Chief Sustainability Officer, P&G
Lolita Jackson, @NYCMayor
Special Advisor, Climate Policy and Programs NYC Mayor's Office
Melinda Kimble, @unfoundation
Senior Fellow, Special Advisor, Energy & Climate UN Foundation
Naomi Klein, @NaomiAKlien
Social Activist, Filmmaker
Mindy Lubber, @MindyLubber
President & CEO, Ceres
Dame Ellen MacArthur, @ellenmacarthur
Founder and Activist, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Naomi Oreskes, @NaomiOreskes
Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Harvard University
Bea Perez, @BeaperezBea
Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Mary Ritter, @ritter_mary
International Ambassador Climate-KIC
Tanya Steele, @TanyaMSteele
Chief Executive, WWF UK
Do you have an addition to the list? Tell
@Zeke_ai or
@hubculture on Twitter to add someone for future consideration.
