Christiana Figueres

Christiana Figueres (born 7 August 1956) is a Costa Rican diplomat, economist, politician, climate activist and podcaster from San José. She has worked for the United Nations, her field of work is climate policy, and she studied at Swarthmore College and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her honours include appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Edinburgh Medal and the Dan David Prize in 2019, and inclusion in the BBC 100 Women list in 2023. Her X account, CFigueres, had about 165,000 followers in February 2023.