Our Team

Oliver serves as Manager of Climate Analytics within the Measurement and Planning Team. In this role, he is responsible for developing a cloud-based database for managing C40’s quantitative data and an internal website for sharing data across the organisation. He supports the Modelling team’s work by developing methods to curate, extract and model data for use in tools such as Pathways and Impacts and other bespoke projects. Before joining C40, Oliver gained experience in data management, research and analysis by working for the Wellcome Trust, Public Health England and the Department for International Development. Oliver holds a BA degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

Olivia serves as Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, part of the Business Planning and Reporting Team. Building on reliable evidence and analysis methodologies she works to enhance how C40 tracks and communicates its impact to cities and their mayors, as well as funders and wider stakeholders. Olivia is passionate about climate policy and mitigation strategies and has worked in this space for 15 years.

Before joining C40 Cities, she was an Associate Director at Ipsos’ Energy and Environment team in London, where she led complex and mixed-method evaluations for the UK government in the field of energy, climate and air quality. Prior to that, she worked at ICF, a global consultancy firm, at both their London office, where she managed evaluations for the European Commission, and at their Rio office, where she led corporate sustainability strategies and GHG inventories in a range of sectors.

Olivia is an Economist by background, with a Master’s in Energy Planning from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Omar serves as Global Head of UCAP Climate Action Implementation Programme, within the Climate Action Implementation Team. In this role, he is responsible for providing overall programme management support and guidance to the three regions participating in the programme: Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Prior to joining C40, Omar worked with INGOs such as Mercy Corps, Institute for Sustainable Communities and World Vision, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. He worked for several years in South and South East Asia, providing technical support to sub-national level governments on projects related to climate change mitigation, resilience building and green growth. Previously, Omar worked in Eritrea on an initiative to reforest the desert and produce food with seawater crops, planting over a million mangroves along the Red Sea for animal fodder and carbon credits.

Omar has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from ITESO University in Guadalajara, Mexico, and a Master’s degree in Environment and Sustainable Development from University College London.

Pablo serves as a Data Scientist within the Analytics team as part of the Business Planning and Reporting Team. In this role, he is responsible for developing and maintaining C40’s Data Warehouse, a cloud-based database for managing C40’s quantitative data. He is also responsible for maintaining, analyzing, and reporting on key datasets related to C40 and C40 cities’ performance measurement. He also supports C40 teams in promoting good data practices and management through enhancing data sharing, methodologies, resources, training, and building up staff knowledge and capacity.

Prior to joining C40, Pablo worked in a number of data-driven roles, such as the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Argentina, the General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses of the City of Buenos Aires, and the National Directorate of Markets and Statistics of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Pablo holds a degree in Sociology from the National University of Buenos Aires.

Idrissa serves as a City Adviser for Waste in Senegal, assisting the municipality of Dakar in identifying and implementing crucial waste-related initiatives aimed at reducing current and future emissions from the solid waste sector.

Before joining C40, he worked at Practical Action as a climate resilience adviser. He also served as the Project Manager for “Improving Human Health and Livelihood through Reducing Open Burning of Waste in Senegal,” a project funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering in partnership with the national waste management agency (SONAGED) and a local research institute (EPT).

Idrissa is also a specialist in urban resilience with a broad focus on disaster risk reduction, urban planning, environmental issues, and waste management. Over the past three years, he has contributed to the work of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance in West Africa, engaging in research, knowledge management, advocacy, and project implementation, particularly in the city of Thies, Senegal.

Idrissa holds a Master’s degree in development economics with a specialization in sustainable development from CERDI (Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International) at the University of Clermont Auvergne in France.

Pat Sri is a Helpdesk technician working in C40’s London office. In this role, Pat manages Helpdesk tickets and provides excellent support to staff on various computer-related issues. Before joining C40, Pat was an IT Support Engineer at Better.co.uk, a mortgage broker company, and assisted users with support-related issues, including setting up new systems and migrating application platforms. Pat studied at the University of Portsmouth, where he completed a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Software Engineering.

Patricia is a Technical Adviser supporting African cities to identify and implement climate actions as part of a regional sectoral programme on solid waste management to reduce methane emissions. She supports city teams through training, cross-city knowledge sharing, technical advice, and one-on-one support to design relevant sectoral actions, help identify and exploit opportunities, and overcome barriers to delivery.

Before joining C40, Patricia was a Chief Environment Officer at the Nairobi City County Government. She was responsible for the circular economy transition led by the National Ministry of Environment and Forestry, championed the Waste Wise Cities Campaign by UN-Habitat and environmental safeguarding of the Kenya Integrated Slum Improvement Project by the World Bank as well as the Urban Fabric Initiative by the French Development Agency.

She represented Nairobi in various professional networks, including the Connective Cities platform, African Clean Cities Platform, African Circular Economy Network, ICLEI- Africa Circular Cities Initiative and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Community.

Patricia has also consulted on waste management with Aranca UK Ltd. and Roland Berger.

Previously, she was the project coordinator at the JICA Study Team on Nairobi’s ISWM.

She has extensive experience in climate action and sustainable waste management.

Patricia holds a BSc. in Environmental Health from Moi University and an MSc. in Health Systems Management from Kenya Methodist University. She is also a DANIDA fellow in Water Sector Governance and Operations from Denmark Technical University and Copenhagen University.

Patricia is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Paul Cartwright serves as Programme Manager for New Building Efficiency. Paul is responsible for managing the New Building Efficiency Network supporting cities to accelerate actions to improve energy efficiency and achieve net zero carbon for new buildings, as well as managing technical assistance programmes, including the C40 South Africa Buildings Programme. Prior to joining C40, Paul was a Principal Consultant at BRE (Building Research Establishment), a building research and consultancy organisation in the UK. Paul led a multi-disciplinary team of sustainable building professionals delivering applied research and consultancy projects focused on improving the performance of buildings for both public and private sector organisations. Paul took key roles in delivering a number of building performance innovation projects including working with industry, public sector and academic partners to develop solutions for scaling-up the delivery of low carbon housing. He holds a Bachelors degree in Geography and International Relations from Lancaster University and a Masters degree in Urban Development Planning from University College London.

Paula serves as City Adviser for Medellín, Colombia, as part of C40’s UCAP Climate Action Implementation (CAI) Programme.

Prior to joining C40, Paula worked in the public administration for Medellín City as an Environmental Engineer in the Environment Secretary, working to coordinate International cooperation. Previously, Paula worked within the energy sector, developing small hydroelectric plants in Antioquia, Colombia. Paula has experience with sustainable projects such as: environmental education, carbon footprint calculation and research on the impacts of climate change on high mountain ecosystems water supply in Natural National Park Los Nevados, Colombia.

Paula is an Environmental Engineer from EIA University, holds a Master’s degree in Hydro Science & Engineering from the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany and an Advanced International Training Program “Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation”, Sweden.

As Director of the Executive Office, Pauline is responsible for liaising with the Bloomberg Philanthropies environment team on projects and activities related to C40 and Michael Bloomberg’s position as C40 Board President.

Pauline initially joined C40 as Project Manager for the Women4Climate Tech Challenge, a global competition designed to promote and support innovation and climate solutions from women in the tech community. She started her career in e-commerce, where she worked as a localisation and operations manager for six years, before taking part in the On Purpose leadership programme to transition her career into the environmental impact sector.

She since worked with sustainability leader and carpet manufacturer Interface, designing and implementing circular solutions to reduce waste, and developed a new portfolio of services for the innovation foundation Nesta.

Pedro Bastos is the Policy Manager for Zero Emission Vehicles at C40. His primary focus is the Laneshift program, which aims to reimagine medium- and heavy-duty shipping vehicles and optimize their travel routes for environmental sustainability in six cities across Latin America: Rio, Curitiba, Mexico City, Quito, Bogotá, and Medellín.

Pedro is an urban planner with extensive experience in transportation, zero-emission technologies, and public policies. Over the last decade, he has worked at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and completed successful consultancy projects for both the public and private sectors. Pedro holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Public Administration, as well as a Master’s and PhD in Urban Planning from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Pedro Ribeiro is C40’s Head of Water Programmes. He supports a network of global cities to identify, plan and implement projects to increase resilience to urban flooding impacts. The network is focused on four work streams: Governance and Holistic Water Management; Measuring and Monitoring Urban Floods; Flood Operations and Response; and Flood Reduction.

Before joining C40, Pedro worked at the Rio de Janeiro Resilience Office, where he worked on the development of Rio Resilience Strategy. In Rio’s Resilience Office, Pedro focused on the city’s urban climate vulnerabilities including Heat Waves, Drought, and Floods. Pedro was responsible for leading initiatives on Heat Waves, developing the first municipal urban heat map, and the Urban Water Resilience, developing Rio de Janeiro’s rainwater harvesting potential analysis (Reuse Map).

Pedro holds an environmental sciences degree at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, with a post-graduate degree in Ecological Landscape at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro.

Pegah is responsible for the C40 Healthy and Efficient Buildings Program, an innovative approach aimed at supporting cities to develop and implement building decarbonization actions that increase the health of their occupants, reduce energy use and create green jobs.

Pegah previously managed C40 Municipal Buildings Efficiency Network, supported cities in driving energy efficiency in their municipal assets, as well as provided cities with technical assistance on building energy data analysis that would inform and support ambitious policies. In addition, Pegah evaluated building energy efficiency scenarios in C40 Cities Climate Action Plans and produced building energy data-related research pieces for C40 Knowledge Hub.

Prior to joining C40, Pegah worked for Siemens Global Centre of Competence for Cities as an Infrastructure Researcher. There Pegah worked on projects including C40’s Air Quality Research, Digitalization and Industry 4.0 study, and an infrastructure overview project with Myanmar. Pegah is also an experienced web and graphic designer with data visualisation and communication expertise. Pegah holds a Masters’s in Smart Cities and Urban Analytics from University College London and a BA in Architectural Engineering from Azad Tehran, Iran. She speaks Persian and English.

Priyanka serves as Project Officer for C40’s Reinventing Cities Programme within the Urban Planning and Design team. She has a background in Sustainable Design and holds an MSc in Environmental Design and Engineering from University College London. Prior to joining C40, she worked as a Sustainability Consultant, where she collaborated with design teams to integrate passive design strategies as well as renewable technologies into building designs.

Alongside her previous role, Priyanka worked as a Community Engagement Officer at Energy Garden, where she supported community groups in South London to deliver resilient projects such as community gardens to grow food and enhance biodiversity within London Overground Stations.

Ragene (or Jean) is the Inclusive Climate Action and Engagement Senior Manager for the UKAID CAI Programme in Southeast Asia. In this role, she facilitates the adoption of inclusive, fair, and just approaches and transformational action of cities in the region.

Prior to C40, Jean served as an urban researcher and development consultant. She has worked on urban informality, the climate-migration nexus, women and gender in climate adaptation, local economic development, and disaster rehabilitation with various UN agencies (including UN Women, IOM, UN-Habitat, and UNDP) and other international groups. Jean has published and presented various works about urban affairs, including feminist cities, urban inequality, care in cities, and public life and spaces.

Jean completed her MA in International Planning and Sustainable Development at the University of Westminster, London, as a Chevening scholar. She has represented the Philippines in professional fellowships and regional workshops and serves as a mentor for aspiring planners and young scholars.

Jean enjoys music, gardening, and cultural crafts.

As the Deputy Regional Director for South and West Asia, Raina is supporting C40’s efforts in strengthening climate leadership of member cities in the region including delivery of ambitious climate action plans and implementation of high impact actions.

Prior to joining C40, Raina worked with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), India where she supported the Government of India in the development and implementation of the national ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework. In her previous roles, she worked with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and served as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Raina has more than 12 years of experience in policy research, capacity building, advocacy and engagement for mainstreaming city-level climate actions. She holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, with specialisation in the environment, and is based in New Delhi.

Rebecca works in the Political Strategy and Leadership Support department and is the C40 Steering Committee Senior Manager responsible for supporting the Office of the C40 Chair by managing the processes of the Steering Committee. Prior to this, Rebecca was the Deputy Managing Director of the political organisation STRING, bringing together European cities and regions for sustainable infrastructure and sustainability. She has also worked for the Swedish/Danish cross-border cooperation the Oresund Committee and has experience in transport planning, strategy and stakeholder management from Newcastle City Council in the UK.

Rebecca’s academic background is in political science, and she has a Master’s degree from Lund University in Sweden and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Northumbria in the UK.

Reka is C40’s Grants and Legal Coordinator. In this role, she supports the team across the grant management cycle, from pre-award reviews to data management and reporting, and she also supports our work on governance and compliance.

She has experience volunteering as a social researcher, where she collected and analysed data to create reports as a fundraising tool for charities. Prior to C40, Reka joined teams such as Clean Air Fund, working on a variety of projects ranging from fundraising to HR and governance.

Reka holds an MSc in Evolutionary Psychology from Brunel University London. She also holds a BA in Psychology from University of Pecs, Hungary.

Reuben Lim is the Deputy Head of Global Media at C40. Based out of Singapore, he supports C40’s global communications efforts in promoting city-led initiatives to tackle climate change.

Reuben has over seven years of communications expertise in international development and humanitarian emergencies. He possesses extensive field experience and enjoys working with communities on the ground to highlight their stories.

Before joining C40, Reuben was the communications chief at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Myanmar and IOM, the UN Migration Agency in Thailand where he led strategic communications, media engagement, crisis communications, social media, events, and government liaison.