Hon Mike Rann AC, CNZM (Chair of the UK Board)
Mike Rann was Premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He was also Climate Change Minister, the first in Australia and one of the first in the world. When he was elected in 2002, South Australia had zero renewables. It now has more than 60% from wind and solar. Mike was Co-Chair of the Climate Group's States & Regions Alliance.
Zoë Ashcroft
Zoë Ashcroft is an international corporate and finance lawyer, one of the founding partners of the London office of international law firm Winston & Strawn LLP, Head of the UK Corporate & Finance Team and a member of the Winston & Strawn global Executive Committee.
Andrew Clark
Andrew Clark is a Chartered Accountant who spent 30 years working for Deloitte and was an audit partner for nearly 20 years. He has significant experience of working with construction and infrastructure businesses, including wind and solar farm developers and one of the UK’s largest investment funds for renewable energy projects. He brings experience of governance of both large businesses and charities to our Board.
Viki Cooke
Viki Cooke is a Founding Partner of BritainThinks, a research and communications strategy consultancy. She has more than 25 years’ experience providing insight based strategic advice to global and national clients from the private, public and third sectors. She works closely with Chief Executives, Secretaries of State and their management teams to ensure the voice of the people that matter to them is embedded in their thinking
Jeffrey B. Gracer
Jeffrey B. Gracer has a vibrant domestic and international environmental law practice. In addition to his domestic practice, which includes representing a large multi-national enterprise in the largest Superfund matter in the US, Jeff regularly represents non-US companies with respect to US environmental matters.
Victoria Keilthy
Victoria Keilthy brings knowledge of the UK charity sector and governance to our board. In her previous role as a Director at the National Audit Office, Victoria reported to Parliament on government's engagement with the charity sector. Her report on the Charity Commission prompted the Government to bring forward the Charities Act 2016 to address gaps in the Commission’s powers.
Meryam Omi
Meryam Omi has over 16 years of investment experience, starting her career as an investment writer and managing marketing and sales initiatives across a wide range of products and capabilities. In 2010, she created a sustainability role within Legal & General Investment Management and launched successful engagement campaigns on topics such as independent directors in Japan, corporate tax and removal of quarterly reports.
Amber Rudd
After a career in business, Amber Rudd became the Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye from 2010 to 2019.
Amber was appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in 2015 and led the UK team to the successful completion of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. This UN sponsored Conference of the Parties (COP 21) achieved the first ever legally binding global commitment to reduce national carbon emissions.
The legal entities through which we operate in North America and India have their own boards. You can find their details below.
The legal entities through which we operate in North America and India have their own boards. You can find their details below.
Board of directors (North America)
Climate Group, Inc.
Governor Bill Ritter Jr. (President and Chair of the Board)
Governor Bill Ritter Jr. was elected Colorado's 41st governor in 2006 and was the District Attorney of Denver from 1993-2005. During his four-year term as Governor, Ritter established Colorado as a national and international leader in clean energy by building a New Energy Economy.
Helen Clarkson, OBE, CEO, Climate Group
Helen joined the Climate Group in 2017 as its Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the growing Climate Group team, Helen sits on the board of the We Mean Business Coalition ,is on the board of the Sustainable Development Capital Energy Efficiency Income Trust, and is on the Mission Council for Pukka Herbs.
Prior to joining the Climate Group, Helen worked at Forum for the Future, Médecins Sans Frontières, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte.
Gary Doer
Gary Doer was the 23rd Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Former Premier of Manitoba. Mr. Doer won three consecutive elections as Premier of Manitoba. In 2005, he was named by Business Week as one of the 20 international leaders on climate change.
Jeffrey B. Gracer
Jeff Gracer is a principal at Sive, Paget & Riesel (SPR), an environmental law firm that advises clients about environmental remediation, major infrastructure projects, and environmental litigation. SPR is at the forefront of efforts to build offshore wind and other renewable energy projects.
Joseph M. Kinard
Joseph M. Kinard is the immediate past Chair (June 30, 2020) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) which was created in 1971 to advance the church’s mission through the financial resources (approximately $10 billion dollars) entrusted to it.
Douglas Lawrence
Douglas Lawrence is Managing Principal and founder of 5 Stone Green Capital LLC with 27 years of distinguished industry experience. Prior to forming 5SGC, Douglas was the co-Portfolio Manager of the 100% green real estate Urban Renaissance Property Fund for JPMorgan Asset Management’s Real Estate platform.
Mary Nichols
Mary D. Nichols is widely recognized for a career as one of the world’s most important environmental regulators. Nichols currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, as Vice Chair of the California-China Climate Institute, holds visiting appointments at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and much more.
Ariane de Vienne
Ariane de Vienne is the Global Head of Asset Owner Strategy at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). She is leading a global mandate to deepen ISS’ relationships with asset owners and consultants across ISS.
Board of directors (India)
TCCO India Private Limited.
Divya Sharma (Chair / Wholetime Director)
Divya Sharma is an International climate and urban development expert, specialising in climate resilience and urban development planning with almost 20 years’ experience operating throughout India and internationally. Divya comes with a Doctorate in urban climate resilience and a Master’s in urban development planning. In her career, she has worked in various capacities, 'wearing different hats', including being a thought leader and knowledge communicator, a policy planning consultant, a keen researcher and an academician, as well as a leader-mentor to fellow colleagues.
Helen Clarkson, OBE, CEO, Climate Group
Helen joined the Climate Group in 2017 as its Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the growing Climate Group team, Helen sits on the board of the We Mean Business Coalition ,is on the board of the Sustainable Development Capital Energy Efficiency Income Trust, and is on the Mission Council for Pukka Herbs.
Prior to joining the Climate Group, Helen worked at Forum for the Future, Médecins Sans Frontières, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte.
India advisory group (India)
TCCO India Private Limited.
Abyd Karmali
Abyd Karmali is Managing Director, Climate Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch based in London and is point person for the bank’s $10 billion Catalytic Finance Initiative. Mr Karmali is also part of the team that oversees the bank’s broader financial commitment to mobilise $1.5 trillion for low-carbon and other sustainable finance opportunities by 2030.
Uday Khemka
Uday Khemka is the Vice Chairman of the SUN Group of companies and an ardent advocate of new and renewable energy. He has almost 30 years of entrepreneurial and investment experience in varied emerging markets, including India.
Dr. Kirit Shantilal Parikh
Dr. Kirit Shantilal Parikh is the Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), New Delhi and former Member, Planning Commission, Government of India. He is Former (Founder) Director (Vice Chancellor), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai – An Advanced Research Institute.
Ameya Prabhu
Ameya Prabhu is an entrepreneur and the Managing Director of Duesberg Bosson Financial Services. Duesberg is an asset management & investment banking firm focussed on the Indian market. Duesberg's asset management business comprises of two public markets funds and a private equity growth fund. Ameya also runs a strategic advisory firm with a focus on renewable energy and clean technology.