Our Board of Directors
The Emergent Board of Directors is a distinguished group of global leaders from across finance, policy, sustainability, and industry, united by a shared commitment to protect tropical forests for planet, nature, and people.
Mahua Acharya, Chair
Managing Director and CEO, Convergence Energy Services Limited
Nat Keohane
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Guillaume Malle
Former banker, Co-creator of Credit Suisse’s Energy Trading and Marketing Group
Peter Knight
Founding Partner and (former) President of Generation Investment Management
Joaquim Levy
Director for Economic Strategy and Market Relations, Banco Safra S.A.; Former Minister of Finance, Brazil
Werner Baumann
Former CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer, Bayer AG
Dr. Naoko Ishii
Executive Vice President and Director of the Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo, Former Head of Global Environment Facility (GEF)