Mar serves as Head of Delivery for Laneshift, reducing pollution from heavy freight and logistics with The Climate Pledge and C40’s regional teams in Latin America and India. Previously, Mar led research on climate finance and climate adaptation for coastal communities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands on behalf of USAID-implementing partners.
Mar has 20 years of experience building partnerships for public policy change with philanthropies, corporate funders, and governments, primarily in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Mar led a team that engaged governments in data transparency through Global Fishing Watch. As Oceana’s Chief of Strategy, Mar helped drive rapid organisational growth with proposal development and startup support for in-country teams. Mar has consulted for Bloomberg Ocean Fund, Coral Triangle Initiative, U.S. Department of State, and earned a Master’s degree at the University of California San Diego.