Rachel Kyte
Rachel Kyte | |
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| Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2019 | |
| Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Sustainable Energy for All | |
| In office January 1, 2016 – September 30, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Domestic partner | Ilyse Zable |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of London (BA) Tufts University (MA) |
Rachel Elizabeth Kyte CMG is a British academic serving as the Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and the first woman to lead the oldest graduate-only school of international affairs in the United States.[1] She was the former Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All.
Education[]
Kyte was raised in Eastern England. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and politics from the University of London and a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School.[2]
Career[]
Kyte has focused on affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy as the key to combating both poverty and climate change.[3][4][5] Kyte manages SEforALL's work to mobilize action towards its 2030 goals of ensuring universal access to modern energy services; doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; and doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. As Special Representative for the Secretary-General, she is the point person in the United Nations for action towards the Sustainable Development Goal 7 on sustainable energy.
Kyte served until December 2015 as World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, leading the Bank Group's efforts to campaign for an ambitious agreement at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 21). She was previously World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development and was the International Finance Corporation Vice President for Business Advisory Services.
Recipient of numerous awards for women's leadership, climate action, and sustainable development, she is a professor of practice in sustainable development at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. On April 8, 2019, it was announced that Kyte would become the next Dean of the Fletcher School, effective October 1, 2019. [6]
She was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to energy and combating climate change.[7]
Kyte joined the advisory board of General Atlantic's climate change fund, BeyondNetZero, in July 2021.[8]
Personal life[]
Kyte lives with her wife Ilyse Zable and their two children.
See also[]
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainable Energy for All
- Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- United Nations
- University of London
- World Bank Group
References[]
- ^ "Rachel Kyte Named Fletcher School Dean". Tufts Now. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Rachel Kyte Named Fletcher School Dean". Tufts Now. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Mobilizing the Billions and Trillions for Climate Finance". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Closing the $70 Billion Climate Finance Gap". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "BB plans to launch green' bond, says Atiur | TRADE & MARKET | The financial express". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Dean Announcement". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.
- ^ Karsh, Melissa (July 16, 2021). "General Atlantic Targets $4 Billion for New Climate Strategy". Bloomberg Law.
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