Senior Ambassadors (2019-2020)
The Urban Opportunity report was supported by a wide-ranging group of Senior Ambassadors from a range of fields including: economics, finance, academia, organised labour, diplomacy, national and city government and advocacy. All Ambassadors served in a personal capacity.
Ángel Gurría
Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Christiana Figueres
Convenor, Mission 2020 and Vice Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors
Dr Debra Roberts
Head of the Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit, eThekwini Municipality & Co-Chair, Working Group II, IPCC
Gregor Robertson
Former Mayor of Vancouver and Global Ambassador for the Global Covenant of Mayors
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Professor, Columbia University, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and Co-Chair of the One NYC Advisory Board
Laurence Tubiana
CEO, European Climate Foundation
Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Manuel Pulgar Vidal
Global Leader, Climate & Energy, WWF-International
Mpho Parks Tau
Member of the Executive Council, Economic Development for Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa
Naina Lal Kidwai
Chairman, Advent Private Equity India Advisory; Non-Executive Board Director, LafargeHolcim, Max Financial Services, CIPLA, Nayara Energy and Larsen and Toubro
Naoko Ishii
CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
Nicholas Stern
Lord Stern of Brentford, CH, Kt, FBA, FRS
Sharan Burrow
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
Sheela Patel
Board Chair, Slum Dwellers International (SDI)
Sir Suma Chakrabarti
President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development