Is a wildlife biologist and has been the Executive Director of the MAR Fund since 2005. She was advisor to the National Council for Protected Areas of Guatemala, developing wildlife regulations and the first Red Lists for vertebrates. Was head of a Guatemalan research NGO and coordinated a vertebrate ecology project in Tikal National Park with WCS. From 1996-2004, she directed the first Guatemalan environmental fund. She participated in the design and establishment of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC) and has served three times on its Executive Committee. She is sits on the board of the Coral Reef Alliance.

Maximiliano Bello is a renowned international ocean policy expert with nearly three decades of experience in marine conservation. He has worked with organizations such as The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oceana, World Wildlife Fund, Mission Blue, Island Conservation, and currently the UK-based Blue Marine Foundation, while also advising institutions and companies such as Patagonia. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with the United Nations, international conventions, and governments across Latin America and worldwide, playing a key role in the creation of marine protected areas covering more than 2.3 million km² of territorial waters.\nBello is a distinguished fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., an advisor to international programs such as Ocean Leaders (University of Edinburgh), and a board member of MIGRAMAR. With over 100 dives and extensive field experience, he has planned and joined scientific expeditions in Antarctica, Patagonia, the Galápagos, Cocos (Costa Rica), Revillagigedo (Mexico), Cordillera de Coiba (Panama), Mozambique, East Timor, the Dominican Republic, Seychelles, French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands, and Juan Fernández (Chile), building a truly global profile in marine exploration and protection. In 2022, he was awarded the Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero by the Government of Panama for his pivotal role in protecting the Cordillera de Coiba, widely recognized as a landmark global success in ocean conservation.

A sustainability and climate action leader with more than 15 years of experience in public policy design, project management, climate finance, and environmental education. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Environmental Quito Fund, where she drives the city's transition toward greater sustainability and resilience through the mobilization of resources and climate financing.\nShe has held senior positions in the public sector, including Vice Minister of Educational Management at Ecuador's Ministry of Education, where she advanced the integration of sustainability and climate change into the national agenda. She has also been a guest lecturer at FLACSO Ecuador and Costa Rica, sharing her expertise on urban leadership and climate governance.\nShe holds a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability, specializing in Science and Management of Global and Climate Change from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). She also has a MBA from Universidad Internacional SEK (Ecuador), a Diploma in Design, Management and Evaluation of Development Projects from FLACSO, and completed the Executive Program in Sustainability Leadership at INCAE Business School (Costa Rica).

Nomindari is the CEO of the Mongolian Nature's Legacy Foundation (MNLF), an environmental trust fund launched in 2024 to support biodiversity conservation. She previously led the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association and advised the IFC's Sustainable Banking and Finance Network.\nWith over a decade of experience in sustainable finance, she helped shape key policies like Mongolia's Green and SDG Taxonomy and the National Sustainable Finance Roadmap. Her advisory work spans global institutions including the UN, UNEP, IFC, ADB, and EBRD, covering areas such as green bonds, ESG, and gender finance.\nRecognized as one of Asia's Top Sustainability Superwomen in 2022, she is also an EU Young Leader and One Young World Ambassador. Nomindari holds a Master's in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and is a certified Adaptation Finance Expert.

Oleta Williams is the Executive Director of the Guyana Protected Areas Trust, where she leads national efforts to strengthen the management and financial sustainability of Guyana's protected areas system. She brings a strong background in environmental conservation, sustainable land management, and rural development, with more than a decade of experience in project coordination including public and international development service.\nOleta who is a current PhD Candidate at the University of Guyana, holds a Master of Science in Environmental Conservation and Rural Development from the University of Kent (UK), where she studied as a Commonwealth Scholar, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Guyana. She is also a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), accredited by the Project Management Institute. She also sits on the current Executive Committee for the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (REDLAC).\nCommitted to education and capacity building, Ms. Williams has lectured in environmental management at the University of Guyana and contributes regularly to national and regional forums focused on conservation and sustainable development.

Paulina is an environmental leader with over 20 years of experience dedicated to rights-based conservation in Latin America, the United States, and globally. Her work has focused especially on Indigenous peoples' rights, effectiveness in protected area management, gender equity, shared governance of natural resources, and conservation financing with a focus on resilience.\nShe has managed multi-stakeholder projects across several countries effectively engaging grass-roots organizations, Indigenous and local community representatives, government agencies, scientific entities, donors, and international environmental non-government organizations. She has developed long-lasting partnerships with government officials, including heads of state; funders; non-profit organizations; for-profit companies; and universities.\nShe has proven leadership to facilitate inter-disciplinary teams and engage executive leadership for strategic planning and impact-oriented conservation actions based on scientific information, local knowledge, and adaptive management. Ensuring that conservation has long-lasting impact and durability for future generations is her driving force.

Paul joined SG in 2001 working the last years in different Latin-American's countries, in charge of the relationship and project's origination with governmental entities, state owned companies, multinationals and some of the most important local corporations, in mining, energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to this position, he was Director for Sudameris (Intesa BCI Group), Country Head Chile and then Country Head Venezuela for BNP Paribas. Since 2018, he has focused on supporting projects aligned with the energy transition. He has been part of the SG team that has worked with the Chilean Min of Finance on its successful sustainable debt issuance processes.\nPaul speaks Spanish, French, English and Italian. Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Mathematiques Appliquees at Robert Schumann University of Aix en Provence and Economics at Universidad de Chile.

Renée González Montagut obtained her Bachelor's degree in Biology in 1990 from Occidental College, graduating Cum Laude in Biology with a full scholarship. After conducting research in Panama, Costa Rica, and Venezuela, her doctoral thesis focused on rainforest regeneration in pasturelands in Mexico. She was awarded the National Science Foundation's Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant in the United States. In 1996, she earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University, where she taught five courses.\nIn 1997, she began working for the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN) as Director of the Fund for Protected Areas (FANP). In 1998, in coordination with the federal government, FANP began channeling the interest generated from an endowment provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the World Bank. By 2022, FANP had grown thanks to two additional GEF contributions and 24 other donors. A total of 95 federal protected areas currently receive financing from FMCN.\nIn January 2004, Renée was appointed Director of Conservation at FMCN. Under her leadership, FMCN signed a third GEF grant for the conservation of coastal watersheds, which became the largest GEF investment in Mexico. This project, involving collaboration with four federal agencies, was recognized as a best practice by the GEF in 2019 and by the World Bank in 2020. In 2019, Renée led FMCN's accreditation by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as the first direct access entity in Mexico. Since 2020, she has served as FMCN's Executive Director.\nRenée is the founder of the Mexico Chapter of the Ecological Society of America, the Harvard University Mexican Association, and the organization Women in Nature Network. She served on the Governing Body of the Institute of Ecology (INECOL, A.C.) and on the Boards of Pronatura and Pronatura Veracruz. She is currently a member of the Assembly of the Mexican Center for Philanthropy, the Technical Advisory Committee of the Mexico Climate Initiative, the Board of Ensamble, the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds, as well as the Distinguished Advisory Group of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market. She spearheaded the creation of five private regional funds and supported the design of state-level funds. Renée speaks four languages.

Lawyer, University of Chile; MPhil in Economic Development, University of Sussex, England; Doctoral Studies in Economics (©), University of Cambridge, England. Since March 2010, he has served as a Senator for the Valparaíso Region. He is a member of the Finance Committee and the Environment Committee. Between March 2006 and December 2007, he served as Minister Secretary General of Government (Spokesperson) under President Michelle Bachelet. Until April 2005, he served as Director of Multilateral Economic Affairs at the General Directorate of International Economic Relations (Direcon) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. He was Deputy Lead Negotiator in the Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the United States. He also headed the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) departments. In addition, as Senior Official of Chile to APEC (SOM APEC), he was responsible for organizing the APEC Chile Summit in 2004. Previously, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Finance (1995–1996) and was a member of the Negotiating Team for the Chile–Canada Free Trade Agreement. Before joining the public sector, Senator Lagos worked for the International Labour Organization (ILO – Geneva). He has taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Chile, and has been a consultant for various international organizations (UNICEF, UNDP, ILO, OECD). He has published numerous articles on employment, poverty, structural adjustment, international finance, and international trade, among other topics.