SDG NewsLetter
For more than three decades, Dr. Ralph Chami has worked at the highest levels of global finance, advising governments on economic policy, financial markets, and development. A former Assistant Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and recipient of the IMF’s Operational Excellence Award, his career has spanned financial crises, fragile states, banking regulation, and […]
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As nations race to secure leadership in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, advanced energy systems, and next-generation technologies, few individuals occupy a more consequential position than Dr. Darío Gil. Today, Dr. Darío Gil serves as the Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation at the United States Department of Energy, making him one of the […]
As governments around the world search for ways to finance resilience, manage uncertainty, and invest in long-term prosperity, few institutions are more important—and less understood—than sovereign wealth funds. This month, Panama appointed Víctor Mojica Caballero as the new Technical Secretary of the Fondo de Ahorro de Panamá (FAP), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, which manages […]
The recent election of Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh as President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly has placed a seasoned diplomat in one of the world’s most visible multilateral leadership roles at a particularly consequential moment. While the presidency of the General Assembly rarely commands global headlines, the office serves as […]
At a time when governments, courts, and communities around the world are grappling with accelerating biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and climate disruption, Callie Veelenturf is advancing a bold idea that could fundamentally reshape humanity’s relationship with the natural world: Nature has inherent rights. Callie Veelenturf is a marine conservation biologist, National Geographic Explorer, Founder of […]
From Inside the Machine Chris Olah is not an anti-technology crusader. He is a co-founder of Anthropic, one of the most important artificial intelligence companies in the world, and one of the field’s most respected thinkers on AI interpretability — the effort to understand what powerful AI systems are actually doing beneath the surface. That […]
Artificial intelligence is no longer a frontier technology waiting on the horizon. It is already reshaping economies, governments, labor markets, classrooms, elections, national security, and the basic relationship between citizens and institutions. The question now facing the world is not whether AI will transform society. It is who will shape that transformation, whose values will […]
For more than 110 years, the Panama Canal has stood as one of the world’s most powerful symbols of engineering ambition and geopolitical influence. Oceans, economies, supply chains, and superpowers all converge through its narrow passageway. Now, for the first time in history, the person leading that global artery will be a woman. This week, […]
From Coastal Wisdom to Global Strategy Long before mangroves became a topic of interest in climate finance circles, Monaqui Porter-Young was learning from the communities who depend on them. Her work builds on the decades-long mission of Dr. Arne Fjørtoft, whose work through Worldview International Foundation has focused for more than forty years on the […]
When Pedro Azagra Blázquez was appointed CEO of Iberdrola in June 2025, it placed him at the helm of one of the most consequential energy companies in the world. Iberdrola is not simply a European utility. It is a global energy leader with operations spanning the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, and beyond, serving […]
