Claudia Martinez-Zuleta has more than 30 years of practical experience in sustainable development, finance and climate change. She is the director of E3-Ecology, Economics and Ethics (www.e3asesorias.com), supporting innovating programs and actions to foster sustainable development, new economies and financial schemes. She is the representative for Colombia and co-chair of the country programs of the Food and Land Use Economy-FOLU. She is also a member of the independent advisory panel of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where she has assessed all the projects presented to the fund since its inception.

Previously, she was director of the Office of Sustainable Development and later vice president for Social and Environmental Development at the Latin American Development Bank (CAF) managing the portfolio of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and environmental and social projects. As deputy minister of environment of Colombia, she coordinated the environmental system of the country, including 33 regional environmental corporations and five research institutions. She was an environmental officer for the Latin American bureau of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York.

Martinez studied business administration at Los Andes University in Bogotá and holds a master’s degree in development economics and a master’s degree in environmental studies from Yale University. She is currently in the board of directors of “and Green Fund” as well as Sistema B Colombia.