leonardo martinez-diaz
global director of sustainable finance at THE WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Marshall Scholar, Class of 1999 (Magdalen College at Oxford University)
“Over time, you realize that the things people are striving for - namely, economic stability and security, opportunities for their children, and an ability to pursue their intellectual and religious freedom - are things that you can strive for everywhere… And, that’s helpful in a sense that maybe we can develop some common behavior that helps us tackle international problems, including climate change, because it means we can appeal to similar ideas of belonging and a shared future.”
- LEONARDO MARTINEZ-DIAZ
A FINANCIAL LENS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz is the Global Director of the Sustainable Finance Center at the World Resources Institute (WRI). He manages research teams working on how to incorporate climate risk into financial decisions, and also engages with government and financial organizations to make these changes.
Before joining the WRI, Martinez-Diaz worked for the U.S. Department of Treasury where he was in charge of the domestic and international work on climate finance as well as climate and environmental funds. He led several discussions on climate change in international negotiations including the Paris Agreement. Additionally, Martinez-Diaz is co-author of the book Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption (Oxford, 2019).