Jorge Gastelumendi, Senior Director, Climate Resilience Center, Atlantic Council

Jorge Gastelumendi is a distinguished climate leader with over two decades of global expertise in climate policy and finance. As the Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center, he spearheads transformative solutions aimed at protecting one billion people from climate impacts by 2030. His extensive background includes roles as a carbon fund manager at the World Bank and co-chair of the Green Climate Fund’s board. He also currently serves as a co-lead for the UN High-Level Climate Champions’ Race to Resilience campaign and is an advocate for private sector mobilization, he focuses on bridging the gap between public policy and innovative finance for adaptation.