Kate Hampton

Chief Executive Officer

Kate became CEO in March 2016, having run CIFF’s Climate team since 2009.

Her current board roles include the Global Climate Finance Centre, the We Protect Global Alliance and the European Climate Foundation. Previously, she has served on the advisory committees for the Presidents of COP26, COP28, and the inaugural Africa Climate Summit. She has received multiple awards for her work, including a First Order of Zayed (UAE) and a Friendship Award (China) in 2024, and an OBE (UK) in 2023.

Prior to CIFF, Kate’s career spanned roles in government, finance, consulting, think tanks and NGOs, including at Climate Change Capital, where she was Head of Policy. She has advised policy makers in several roles, including as Senior Policy Advisor for the United Kingdom’s G8 and EU presidencies in 2005, and as a sherpa to the EU High Level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment in 2008.

She holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was a Fulbright scholar. In 2008, Kate was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.