Rachel Kyte is an emeritus member of CPI’s Board. She is a Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford and special representative on climate for the UK government. She is Dean Emerita of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she was the first woman to lead the United States’ oldest graduate-only school of global affairs.

Rachel is formerly Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. She also served as World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, leading integration of climate across the Bank Group’s work as well as support for an ambitious agreement at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 21). She was previously World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development and was the International Finance Corporation Vice President for Business Advisory Services. Rachel is a recipient of numerous awards for leadership for climate action and sustainable development.