ClimateWorks Foundation

William K. Reilly | Chairman

William K. Reilly is a founding partner of Aqua International Partners LP, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in companies engaged in water and renewable energy. He is also a senior advisor to TPG Capital LP, an international investment partnership. Mr. Reilly served as the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993), president of the World Wildlife Fund (1985-1989), president of The Conservation Foundation (1973-1989), and director of the Rockefeller Task Force on Land Use and Urban Growth (1972-1973). He headed the U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Rio in 1992. He holds a B.A. degree from Yale, a J.D. from Harvard, and an M.S. in urban planning from Columbia University. 

Richard C. Levin | Vice Chair

Richard C. Levin has served as Yale’s president since 1993. An economist by training, Mr. Levin is a leading voice in efforts to improve the environmental sustainability of higher education. In 2005, he established Yale’s Office of Sustainability and endorsed an aggressive greenhouse gas reduction strategy and target for the university. Mr. Levin is a trustee of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a director of American Express, and a member of the National Committee on United States–China Relations. Mr. Levin received a B.A. from Stanford University, a B.Litt. degree from Oxford University, and a PhD from Yale University.  

Bertrand Collomb | Board Member

Bertrand Collomb is honorary chairman of Lafarge, the worldwide leader in building materials with 90,000 employees in 80 countries. From 1966 to 1975, Mr. Collomb worked in the French government in a variety of positions. He joined Lafarge in 1975 and was appointed chairman and CEO in 1989. Under his leadership, Lafarge became a global leader in sustainable development, especially in reducing carbon emissions. He founded the Center for Management Research at the École Polytechnique and was a key supporter of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, serving as its chairman in 2004 and 2005. Mr. Collomb is also chairman of the French Institute of International Relations, chairman of the Institute for Studies in Science and Technology, and a director of Lafarge, Total, ATCO Ltd., and DuPont. A graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines in Paris, Mr. Collomb holds a French law degree and a PhD in management from the University of Texas. He is also a member of Institut de France (Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques).

Jamshyd N. Godrej | Board Member

Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited.  He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, USA. Mr. Godrej is the Chairman Emeritus of Aspen Institute India. He is the  Trustee and President Emeritus of World Wide Fund for Nature – India. He is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. He is a Director of World Resources Institute, USA. He is the Past President of Confederation of Indian Industry and also the Past President of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association. Mr. Godrej is the Chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The Centre is housed in a LEED Platinum demonstration building which is the first green building in India and the greenest building in the world at the time when it was rated. The Green Business Centre is a Centre of Excellence for green buildings, energy, energy conservation, non-conventional energy sources, water policy, water conservation, etc. Mr. Godrej is an ardent yachting enthusiast and has done extensive cruising along the west coast of India.

The President of India conferred on Mr. Godrej the “Padma Bhushan” on 3^rd April 2003.

Charles O. Holliday Jr. | Board Member

Charles O. Holliday is the chairman of Bank of America Corporation and has been chairman of the board of DuPont since 1999. He also served as DuPont’s CEO from 1998 to 2008. Mr. Holliday is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and he is past chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force for Environment, Technology and Economy; the World Business Council for Sustainable Development; The Business Council; and the Society of Chemical Industry–American Section. Mr. Holliday serves on the board of directors of Deere & Co. and is chair emeritus of the board of directors of Catalyst. In addition, he is chairman of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and is a founding member of the International Business Council. He co-authored Walking the Talk, a book detailing the business case for sustainable development and corporate responsibility.

Pamela Matson | Board Member

Pamela Matson is the Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences and the Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies at Stanford University. She was an early contributor to the international global change research program, serving in leadership positions in the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, and on the National Academy Board on Global Change. More recently, she served on the National Research Council’s Committee on America’s Climate Choices and chaired its panel, ‘Advancing the Science of Climate Change.’ In her research and leadership roles, Dr. Matson also has worked in the emerging field of sustainability science, serving as a member of the National Academies Board on Sustainable Development and as the founding chair of the National Academies Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability. Her contributions have been recognized through election to the National Academy of Sciences, as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and as a recipient of a MacArthur prize. Dr. Matson received a B.S. in biology from the University of Wisconsin in 1975, an M.S. in environmental science from Indiana University in 1980, and a Ph.D. in forest ecology from Oregon State University in 1983.

Mario Molina | Board Member

Mario J. Molina was corecipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry. His research has greatly expanded our understanding of the stratospheric ozone layer and its susceptibility to human-caused perturbations. More recently, Professor Molina has worked on the chemistry of air pollution in the lower atmosphere, especially related to rapidly growing cities. He is currently a professor at the University of California, San Diego, with a joint appointment at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Professor Molina holds a chemical engineering degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, a postgraduate degree from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

Madam Chen Zhili | Board Member

Madam Chen Zhili is a senior politician of the People’s Republic of China and the former state councilor and minister of education of the PRC. She has served as vice chairman of the standing committee of the 11th National People’s Congress, vice chairman of the organization commission of the 29th Olympic Games, governor of the Beijing Olympic Village, and president of the All-China Women’s Federation. Following her graduation from Fudan University in 1964, Madam Chen obtained a master’s degree from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Science, in 1968. She later became a leader of the institute. Madam Chen researched ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials and studied as a visiting scholar at the Materials Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University.

Madam Chen was the first deputy director of the National Leading Group of Science, Technology, and Education. She has also served as vice mayor of the Shanghai Municipal Government and as China’s minister of education. Madam Chen is the author and chief editor of 12 books on science, culture, and philosophy.