Kate Hampton

"Kate is a member of the FP2020 Reference Group, a multi-stakeholder partnership aimed at enabling 120 million more women and girls to use contraception by 2020, and she sits on the board of the European Climate Foundation, a philanthropic initiative to help Europe foster the development of a low carbon society and play a leadership role internationally. She has also been featured in the top 100 Profiles of Paris, a collection of stories from the key people who created the Paris Agreement.

"Kate’s career spans roles in government, finance, consulting, a think tank and NGOs. Before joining CIFF she was Head of Policy at Climate Change Capital, a boutique investment firm with $1.5 billion under management, advising asset managers and multinational companies on clean energy opportunities. She has also advised policy-makers in a number of roles, including as Senior Policy Advisor for the United Kingdom's G8 and EU presidencies in 2005, and as a Sherpa to the EU High-Level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and Environment in 2007.

"In 2008, Kate was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She holds a BSc. from the London School of Economics and a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was a Fulbright Scholar. She speaks French and Spanish fluently."

"Ms Hampton serves on a number of boards, including the European Climate Foundation Supervisory Board, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and the Fundaciόn Climática de México. Ms Hampton’s career includes positions in government, finance, consulting, and NGOs. Before joining CIFF she was Head of Policy at Climate Change Capital (CCC) – a boutique investment firm with $1.5 billion under management – and advised asset managers and multinational companies on clean energy opportunities. She has also advised policy-makers in a number of roles, including as Senior Policy Advisor for the UK’s G8 and EU presidencies in 2005, and as a Sherpa to the 2007 EU High-Level Group on Competitiveness, Energy, and Environment. Ms Hampton was also Head of the Climate Change Campaign for Friends of the Earth (FoE) International; and managed the Green Alliance (GA) Green Globe Network, a civil society advisory group to the UK Foreign Office." [1]

• CEO, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
• Advisory board, Ecological Sequestration Trust