With over 20 years of multilateral experience in more than 30 countries, I help governments, organizations, and companies solve sustainability challenges linked to digital technologies and AI. I offer three core services:
Consultancy Services
International leader at the nexus of sustainability, digital technology, and governance, with more than 20 years of experience. I have shaped four international instruments and two global UN programmes; led or contributed to more than 30 UN policy reports; managed two multi-million dollar projects; mobilized 75+ million in resources; built two global stakeholder ecosystems; and translated science and technological innovation into field impact across 30+ countries.
My expertise and consultancy services can be summarized into three main pillars:
A — Assessments & Evaluations
Independent, evidence-based reviews of digital and sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with impact, risk, and regulatory expectations.
Independent evaluations of digital transformation, AI, and sustainability initiatives.
Assessments of digital readiness and maturity across organisations, sectors, or countries.
Reviews of compliance with emerging regulatory frameworks and standards.
C — Capacity Building & Advisory Services
Strengthening institutional capabilities to design, govern, and implement sustainable digital and AI agendas.
Advisory support on sustainable digital transformation and AI strategies, policies, and projects.
Design of governance frameworks for responsible and inclusive digital public infrastructures.
Capacity building, training, and coaching for public institutions, private sector, and multilateral partners.
T — Transparency, Traceability & Trust
Designing digital systems that make value chains visible, verifiable, and accountable.
Supporting the development of Digital Product Passports and traceability systems.
Designing verifiable credentials and trusted digital public infrastructures.
Enabling circularity, accountability, and sustainable value chains through interoperable data architectures.
Career Highlights
Career Highlights
Digital Sustainability and AI: Proven expertise in harnessing digital technologies, AI, data, and multi-stakeholder
partnerships to address the triple planetary crisis—climate change, nature loss, and pollution. Founded and built UNEP’s
global programme on Digital Transformation, established the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) &
started the annual AI for the Planet conference.
Environmental Peacebuilding: I helped establish the field of environmental peacebuilding which aims to prevent and resolve conflicts linked to natural resources, while leveraging shared ecosystems as entry points
for cooperation and trust-building. I co-founded the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and pioneered UNEP's new work programme in this area. I led and contributed to UNEP’s policy and operational work on environmental assessments in fragile and conflict-affected countries, contributing to key UN resolutions, capacity building programmes, and flagship reports with lasting global and national impact.
Project design, fundraising and resource mobilization
Results-based management, monitoring and evaluation
Public speaking and high-level representation
Multi-stakeholder engagement and coalition building
Public–private partnerships
Knowledge product development and communication
Thought leadership
Natural resource governance
Environmental assessment and restoration
Education
MSc Biology, University of Oxford, UK (1999–2000) — Focus on biological conservation using advanced technologies including big data, earth observation and genetic sequencing. Published research results in Science.
BSc Geography, University of Victoria, Canada (1992–1997) — Natural resources management and policy. Top GPA in Faculty of Science; Jubilee Medal.
Certifications and Training
Harvard Executive Education (2025) — Mastering Complex Negotiations with AI.
Google Cloud (2025) — Generative AI Leadership Certification.
Stanford Executive Education (2024) — Digital Transformation and AI Playbook.
UNDP / MIT Presencing Institute (2023) — Systems Transformation Leadership.
Columbia University (2016) — Natural Resources for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Channel Research (2014) — Monitoring and Evaluation for Complex Interventions.
Encompass (2010) — Management Development and Leadership Training.
Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2008) — Peace Mediation Training.
University of California, Berkeley (2007) — Environmental Leadership Programme.
