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