Sir Andrew Steer KCMG, PhD is a Distinguished Professor of Practice at both Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA) and the London School of Economics (UK).

 

From 2021-2025, he was President and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund. The Bezos Earth Fund is Jeff Bezos's $10 billion commitment to fund scientists, activists, NGOs, and other actors that will drive climate and nature solutions.

 

Previously, Sir Andrew Steer was President and CEO of the World Resources Institute for eight years, he served as the World Bank’s Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2010 to 2012, and as Director General at the UK Department of International Development from 2007 to 2010.

 

In 2024, he was named by Forbes as one of the world’s 50 most impactful climate leaders.