Kristalina Georgieva
Commissioner; Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board, IMF
Bulgaria
Kristalina Georgieva is Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board of the IMF.
The Global Commission (2013-2022)
The New Climate Economy was overseen by a Global Commission until 2022. The Commission comprised of former heads of government and finance ministers, and leaders in the fields of economics, business and finance. All members served in a personal capacity. A list of our Emeritus Commissioners is available here.
Frannie Leautier
Commissioner; Senior Officer and CEO, SouthBridge Investments
Tanzania
Dr. Frannie Leautier is Senior Officer and CEO of SouthBridge Investments.
Dr. Leautier previsouly served as COO and Executive, Asset Management, of the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). Before her appointment with TDB, Dr. Leautier was Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Patricia de Lille
Commissioner; Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
South Africa
Currently the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille has fought injustice for more than 40 years through her involvement in politics. She is known for her role as a trade unionist in the struggle for equality and as the initial whistle-blower on the infamous Arms Deal in 1999.
Jamshyd Godrej
Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd.
India
Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.
Carlos Lopes
Commissioner; Professor, University of Cape Town; Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Paris; Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme and Chatham House
Guinea Bissau
Carlos Lopes was the 8th serving Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, an organization of the United Nations (UN) established in 1958 that has grown to become an influential think tank in the continent.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Commissioner, Finance Minister of Indonesia
Indonesia
Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the current Finance Minister of Indonesia. This is her second term at this post. Most recently, she was the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of The World Bank.
Chad O. Holliday
Commissioner; Chairman, Shell
United States
Chad Holliday is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank of America, a position he held since 2010. For eleven years until 2008 he was Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont.
Naina Lal Kidwai
Commissioner; Chairman, Advent Private Equity India Advisory Board; Non-Executive Director, boards of LafargeHolcim, Max Financial Services, CIPLA, Nayara Energy and Larsen and Toubro; Past President, FICCI
India
Naina Lal Kidwai is Chairman Advent Private Equity India Advisory board; a Non-Executive Director on the boards of LafargeHolcim, Max Financial Services, CIPLA, Nayara Energy and Larsen and Toubro and Past President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry).
Caio Koch-Weser
Commissioner; Chair, European Climate Foundation
Germany
Mr. Caio Koch-Weser is Chair, Advisory Council of the European Climate Foundation. From 2013 until 2018 he served as Chair of the Board of the European Climate Foundation.
Angel Gurría
Commissioner; Former Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mexico
Angel Gurría is the former Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a post he held between 2006-2021. Under his leadership the OECD expanded its membership and its links to major non-OECD countries, reinforcing its role as a hub for global dialogue and debate on economic policy issues.