Profile

As a recognized climate and environmental policy and finance leader, lawyer and passionate, public-spirited professional, Jorge joins the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), where he was MD, External Affairs, Global Strategies and previously head of TNC’s International Climate Finance Team. He also served as Chief Advisor and negotiator to the Government of Peru, leading to the adoption of the Paris Agreement in the government’s dual role as UNFCCC COP20 Presidency and co-chair of the Green Climate Fund’s board. Earlier in his career, Jorge was a carbon fund manager at The World Bank’s Carbon Finance Unit.