Tom Carnac

Biography

Tom Rivett-Carnac is an experienced professional in the fields of international diplomacy, energy policy and climate change with more than 15 years experience. Currently he serves as Senior Advisor to the Board of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a network of more than 7,500 cities, and to the Climate Leaders of the President of the World Bank Group. He is also a Founder and Chief Strategist of Mission 2020 and a Fellow at Stanford Law School

Prior to these positions, Tom was Senior Advisor to the Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention, Christiana Figueres. From this position he was responsible for political strategy and for the integration of non state actors into the international negotiation process. Leading an independent strategy team inside the Office of the Executive Secretary, he held this position up to and during the successful negotiations in Lima (COP 20) and Paris (COP 21), which resulted in the historic Paris Accords.

Prior to this role Tom was President and CEO of CDP North America, and entity that utilises the financial markets to drive greater disclosure of climate change related risks and opportunities in the operations of listed companies. Currently more than 7,000 companies report climate information to CDP, which is then reflected back to investors for use in valuation and asset allocation decisions. Tom also held other roles at CDP, including founding the Cities Program and serving as Director for the first global process to support disclosure by cities.

Earlier in his career Tom held roles at Dyson and also spent two years as a Buddhist monk. Tom has held or continues to hold Advisory positions at the Clinton Global Initiative, NY Stock Exchange, Leaders’ Quest and the Global Impact Investment Network.

Tom holds a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Economics from the University of Bath and an MSc in Systems Science from Plymouth University. He is married with two children and lives in London.