Keith Forbes

I'm an internationally experienced professional, with extensive experience in climate change, international development, and sustainability strategy efforts in the U.S., Europe, and Africa. Here's a brief description of the contexts and places I've worked, and my areas of expertise. ■ Institutional Roles - thought leadership, project management, leading proposals, new business development, sustainability strategy, innovative problem solving. ■ Professional Contexts - private sector consulting (including Fortune 500), NGOs, not-for-profits, and academia. ■ Domain Areas - global climate change; climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation; climate change policy; climate change and forests (LULUCF); sustainability strategy; environmental policy; policy analysis; international development; low emissions development strategies (LEDS); carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and inventories. ■ Cross-cultural Agility - Multilingual and multicultural, with an ability to communicate effectively across cultures, with extended time in Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Canada, the U.S., Zambia, and Portugal, and, for short-term professional assignments, in the Czech Republic, Poland, Brazil, Mozambique, Ghana, Nigeria, Colombia, Nepal, Bhutan, Mexico, and Malawi. ■ Research - Published on climate change impacts, electric vehicles (EV), climate change and land use, REDD+, biofuels, the Rio+10 process, and other topics. Experienced public speaker and facilitator in small workshop settings or presentations to large audiences. ■ Honors - UNFCCC expert roster (USA), expert reviewer for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.