Michael Sheldrick is a policy entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of Global Citizen, playing a key role in global climate advocacy. In 2021, he served as a ”friend of the COP26 Presidency” in Glasgow, securing commitments from 17 major companies for the UN’s Race to Zero campaign. During the same year, he facilitated pledges from businesses and regional governments to protect and restore 157 million trees. Since 2022, he’s been a member of Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Bridgetown Initiative, focusing on unlocking finance for climate resilience.
Michael holds a certificate in sustainable finance from Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is the author of the upcoming book From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World (Wiley, April 2024).
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