The decision-making body of the ECF consists of dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds who have complementary expertise in climate change. The board defines the ECF’s overall strategy, ensures its financial health, measures progress, and evaluates both successes and lessons learned.

John McCall MacBain (Chairman of the Board)

President McCall MacBain Foundation and Pamoja Capital.

Susan Bell

Vice-President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and also serves on the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions advisory board.

Mark Burget

President of the ClimateWorks Foundation and former Chief Conservation Programs Officer at The Nature Conservatory.

Michael Jacobs

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation’s. Economist, writer and consultant on energy and climate change policy. He is Visiting Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and in the School of Public Policy at University College London.

Caio Koch-Weser (Chairman of the Executive Committee)

Vice-Chairman of the Deutsche Bank Group, former Vice-Minister in the German Federal Ministry of Finance and prior to that served in senior positions at the World Bank.

Kristian Parker

Chair of the Oak Foundation and trustee lead on their Environment Programme.

Mary Robinson

President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Gunhild Stordalen

Co-founder of the Stordalen Foundation, Board member of the Norwegian Zero Emission Resource Organization, Home Invest and Nordic Choice Hospitality Group, Green advocate and spokes woman. Holds a Ph.D. in pathology/orthopedics.