Indian American Economist Manish Bapna Named President & CEO Of NRDC
- ByAyushi Ray | July 19, 2021
Indian American Economist Manish Bapna named President & CEO of NRDC. “Manish’s passion, vision and leadership, along with his experience in both the US and international policy arenas, will be critical to strengthening NRDC’s impact in this next phase of climate activism. He will accelerate our work to protect people’s health, advance climate justice, revive our economy and put people to work, all while safeguarding critical wildlife and wild places.” – Mitch Bernard, Interim President and CEO and Chief Counsel of NRDC. During his 25-year career, Bapna’s leadership roles have focused on designing sustainable development strategies that are equitable, durable and scalable.
Bapna’s proven track record in developing policies and programs to address the twin challenges of climate change and inequity will help NRDC achieve ambitious climate action, the NRDC press release read. He recently completed his 14-year stint as executive vice president and managing director of the World Resources Institute, a Washington-based think tank, took to Twitter to announce his last day at WRI. “This is a moment like no other that we must seize together, to inspire, demonstrate and demand that the global economy moves in a fairer, more sustainable and more productive direction. Thank you,” he wrote. “Bapna brings a deep and compassionate understanding of the challenges we must confront, the management skills we can count on to prevail, and the vision we need to bring about transformational change,” said Kathleen A Welch, Chair of NRDC’s Board of Trustees in the press release.
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