Helen Clarkson joined The Climate Group in 2017 as its Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the growing Climate Group team, she sits on the board of the We Mean Business Coalition, chairs the Finance and Audit Committee for the Sustainable Development Capital Energy Efficiency Income Trust, and is on the Mission Council for Pukka Herbs. Prior to joining The Climate Group, Clarkson worked at Forum for the Future, Médecins Sans Frontières, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. 

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François-Henri Pinault joined the Pinault group in 1987. He held senior positions in several of the Group’s operating subsidiaries before becoming an Executive Board member. In 2000, he was appointed Deputy CEO of PPR (which became Kering), responsible for the Group’s digital strategy. Three years later, he was named Chairman of Artemis, Kering’s controlling shareholder. In 2005, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Kering, which he gradually transformed into a global luxury group. He has developed Kering into a pioneer in sustainability with a deep commitment to women—two causes that are particularly close to his heart. He also chairs the Kering Foundation, founded in 2009 to combat violence against women. His vision of modern, authentic, and responsible luxury is at the heart of Kering’s success and its ambition to be the world’s most influential luxury group in terms of creativity, sustainability and long-term economic performance. 

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Phil Thomson is President, Global Affairs at GSK and a member of the group’s Corporate Executive Team. He has specific responsibilities for the Group’s strategic approach to reputation, corporate responsibility, global health, government affairs, and external policy. Thomson joined Glaxo Wellcome as a commercial trainee in 1996. He is Chairman of The Whitehall & Industry Group and a Board Member of the China-Britain Business Council. 

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Alexandria Walden is the global policy lead for human rights and free expression at Google. She is responsible for coordinating and driving the company-wide human rights strategy, using approaches grounded in business and human rights. Based in Washington, DC, Walden coordinates policy and strategy on a broad portfolio of issues including human rights, freedom of expression, and controversial content, including hate and harassment. She also represents Google at the Global Network Initiative (GNI) and Freedom Online Coalition Advisory Network. Prior to joining Google, she was a Director at The Raben Group, where her work focused on civil rights, women’s rights, criminal justice reform, transparency, and judicial issues. She also worked on various human rights issues in her time with Center for American Progress; U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, and U.S. House of Representatives in the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights & Liberties; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; U.S. Department of Labor; and Bay Area Legal Aid.

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