Sir Andrew Steer

Global Sustainability, Economics & Leadership

Sir Andrew Steer is one of the world’s most respected leaders on sustainability, climate and the economics of global change.

From 2021 to 2025, Andrew served as the inaugural President and CEO of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, the world’s largest philanthropy dedicated to climate and nature. He led its global strategy and investment across decarbonisation, energy, food and agriculture, nature, finance and the application of AI and big data.

Previously, Andrew spent almost a decade as President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, leading its work at the intersection of economic growth, business and environmental change. His career has also included serving as the World Bank’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Director General at the UK Department for International Development and senior World Bank leadership roles across Asia.

Knighted for his contribution to global sustainable development and climate change, Andrew has operated at the highest levels of business, government, international finance and philanthropy.

An economist by training, he brings rare authority and optimism to the sustainability debate, showing leaders how economic growth, innovation and environmental responsibility can work together.

Signature Keynotes

  • Why climate action, competitiveness and economic growth need not be competing priorities

  • What the world’s most ambitious climate initiatives reveal about turning commitments into meaningful change

  • Why nature, biodiversity and natural resources are becoming fundamental business and economic issues

  • How technology, investment and new thinking can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy

The Steer Effect

Andrew takes sustainability beyond targets and rhetoric, connecting climate and nature directly to economics, investment and leadership.

Audiences leave ready to:

  • See sustainability as an economic opportunity, not simply a cost

  • Understand the forces reshaping the global transition

  • Connect climate and nature with business strategy

  • Lead with greater confidence through long-term change

Why Book Andrew

Few speakers combine Andrew’s intellectual authority with such extensive experience of putting ideas into action at scale.

He has led one of the world’s largest climate philanthropies, headed a globally influential environmental institute and worked at the highest levels of government, international finance and economic development.

For senior corporate audiences, Andrew brings a sophisticated but pragmatic perspective on sustainability: globally informed, economically grounded and focused firmly on what leaders can actually do.

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