Kathy Baughman Mcleod Email and Phone Number
I am a high-energy leader in the business of building innovative, risk-informed strategies for financing mechanisms and smart policy solutions for climate change and its many impacts on people, communities and economies. Working on climate and related, urgent and complex issues, requires a passion for, and sensitivity to, local cultures. I leverage my passion for people to build and lead teams of policy specialists, humanitarians, marketing and technology experts, and financiers across the world. Expertise: Broad and deep expertise in global climate change, field-level, national, and global mitigation, adaptation and resilience science, innovative finance, policy, risk and insurance, corporate governance and sustainability & client and stakeholder engagement, public finance, infrastructure, and private investment, public affairs and communications. Core Competencies: Strategy/Innovation/Climate Change Risk & Opportunity/ESG Policy, Risk & Investing/Fundraising/Corporate Partnerships/Finance/Team Building & Development/Policy Development/Crisis Management/Media Relations/Operations Management/P&L/International Growth & Development/Regulatory Frameworks/Risk Management/Advocacy & Campaigns/Stakeholder Engagement/Applied Science Notable Achievements:• Developed, with Swiss Re, a new category of insurance products to reduce climate impacts featured on the front page of The New York Times in December 2020. • Led and executed Bank of America’s first global climate risk disclosure report according to the recommendations of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).• Led the $30 billion Florida Treasury to be the first US State Treasury to publicly analyze climate risk.• Operating Committee Member, Insurance Development Forum. a global public-private partnership including 17 companies with more than $435 billion AUM. • Gubernatorially Appointed Energy & Climate Commissioner, State of Florida.• Transformed The Nature Conservancy’s approach to managing climate risk by developing new insurance products based on nature's protective value for economies.• Award-winning creator and producer of the documentary film series, The Nature of People.• Led investor relations in turnaround of $25 billion Florida Local Government Pooled Fund in wake of 2008 financial crisis.
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Chief Executive OfficerClimate Resilience For All Sep 2023 - PresentClimate Resilience for All is a global NGO dedicated to protecting the health and livelihoods of women and vulnerable communities from extreme heat.
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Sr. Vice President & Director, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience CenterAtlantic Council Of The U S Inc Feb 2019 - Aug 2023At a pivotal time defined by the convergence of the impacts of climate change, urbanization, and a complex global economy, I am pleased to lead and expand the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. With the combined intellectual muscle and longstanding credibility of the Atlantic Council, the Center will help build the resilience capacity of individuals, communities and institutions through the delivery of financial, policy and technology-based tools, focused on challenges such as climate-fueled disasters, migration and security. -
Svp, Global Environmental & Social Risk ExecutiveBank Of America Jan 2018 - Feb 2019Charlotte, Nc, UsAs a member of a sophisticated global team of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Risk professionals, I focus on climate-related financial risk and disclosures, emerging social and environmental risks and building and executing a resilience portfolio. -
Managing Director, Climate Risk & InvestmentThe Nature Conservancy Jan 2016 - Jan 2018Arlington, Va, UsI lead a global team of professionals advancing natural infrastructure's (reefs and wetlands') ability to protect people and property along coastlines, sequester carbon, improve fisheries and more. Through science and policy, with engagement in the insurance, engineering and financial sectors, We seek to make investing in nature a standard practice for healthier, more resilient communities and economies. -
Director, Climate Risk & ResilienceThe Nature Conservancy Apr 2013 - Jan 2016Arlington, Va, UsWith a focus on risks that result from a changing climate, I lead The Nature Conservancy's work to mainstream using nature to reduce risks of storms, flooding and sea level rise to people and communities. This global strategy aims to help communities adapt to climate change and reduce disaster risk by protecting and restoring the natural features that reduce flooding along rivers and coasts through cutting edge science, evaluation tools and worldwide demonstration projects. Further, we leverage the resulting findings through policy reform and relationships with the reinsurance and engineering sectors.
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Senior Advisor, Global Conservation StrategyThe Nature Conservancy Jul 2013 - Apr 2014Arlington, Va, UsI advise the portfolio of Global Strategies focused on the development and implementation of The Nature Conservancy's conservation business plans across the organization's worldwide regions - with a particular focus on climate risk reduction and climate and energy policy.
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PrincipalKbm Strategies May 2012 - Jun 2013An energy and environment consulting firm serving domestic and international corporate clients, focused on energy, water, resource productivity, and sustainability strategies.Sample of Client Work:Multinational Heavy Industry Company ($10+ billion in net sales, 2012) Build global strategies for business performance driven by resource use and reuse. Benchmark existing policies and practices; conduct competitive analysis in corporate sustainability. Craft company policy and guidance focused on climate change, carbon emissions, waste streams and cost driven sustainability practices. Support thought leadership at executive level regarding product diversification and new revenue generation.Multinational Management Consulting Firm (50+ offices worldwide) Develop corporate strategy to broaden services in energy, water, carbon and climate change services. Advance water quality/delivery system program performance services, analyze energy source and use policies and programs. Collaborate with senior leadership to create new resource and sustainability public sector business within and outside of the U.S.
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Director Of Strategy, Clean Energy Business SolutionsBryant Miller Olive Apr 2009 - Apr 2012Tallahassee, Fl, UsKathy Baughman McLeod headed the Public Policy Group’s Clean Energy Business Solutions at Bryant Miller Olive, a Florida-based, law firm with seven offices throughout the southeast and in Washington DC. Clean Energy Business Solutions created a preeminent business strategy team with the business, legal and government expertise to help clients navigate the intersection of finance, policy, land use and technology issues that converge in the clean energy economy. Baughman McLeod developed and managed the consultancy, which helped clients build effective business strategies; establish political, corporate, and governmental partnerships at the state, federal and international levels; identify and address political and regulatory risks; and identify and seize opportunities arising from the global energy economy. -
Deputy Chief Of StaffState Of Florida - Office The Chief Financial Officer Jan 2007 - Feb 2009Tallahassee, UsI served as the Deputy Chief of Staff to then Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Her responsibilities included public policy development, legislative and cabinet affairs, and communications. (Florida’s CFO is a statewide elected member of the Florida Cabinet responsible for $15 billion in the Florida Treasury, one of three trustees overseeing $110 billion in state investments and retirement funds, and the leader of the 2,400-employee Florida Department of Financial Services.)I handled policy matters related to the Florida Treasury, State Board of Administration, Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, the My Safe Florida Home mitigation program, the Healthy Kids Corporation and the acquisition and stewardship of conservation lands. In addition, I directed Florida’s participation at the UN Foundation Investors’ Summit on Climate Risk in spring 2008, orchestrated a clean energy, insurance and financial services tour of United Kingdom in November 2007 and three workshops titled “Conversations on Climate Change” with the Governor and Florida Cabinet, and a CEO Roundtable on Clean Energy and Florida Business. -
Principal/Co-FounderBaughman Mcleod & Associates/Healthy Development, Inc. 2004 - 2007Through the use of Health Impact Assessment, Healthy Development, Inc. provided unique science-based forecasting of health, social and economic impacts of all manner of development projects, including impacts of a proposed 800 Megawatt Coal-Fired Power Plant. Baughman McLeod & Associates designed and executed a statewide summit on sustainability at the request of President of Florida Senate and;Delivered strategic advisory, lobbying and public affairs services; specialized in public finance, land use and conservation, coalition-building, policy analysis, climate and energy policy, and environmental health.
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DirectorFlorida Communities Trust 2003 - 2004Led and provided leadership and strategic direction to 20 professionals in the fields of real estate acquisition, budget and finance, legal, and environmental planning in granting over $66 million annually for conservation and recreation land acquisition with a $1.7 million operating budget.
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Director Of Government Affairs, Se RegionThe Trust For Public Land 1996 - 2003San Francisco, Ca, UsAs the Director of Government Affairs for the Trust for Public Land, led the legislative affairs and public finance initiatives for the organization's nine-state, southeast region. -
Government Relations And Land & Water PolicyThe Nature Conservancy Jan 1996 - Jan 1997Arlington, Va, UsLed environmental policy research, bill analysis and legislative communications concerning Florida land and water issues.
Kathy Baughman Mcleod Education Details
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Duke University - The Fuqua School Of BusinessInternational Business -
University Of Liverpool, Impact Center, United KingdomHealth Impact Assessment Certification
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Florida State UniversityGeography
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Florida State UniversityInternational Affairs
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Leadership Florida
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Kathy Baughman Mcleod works for Climate Resilience For All
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Kathy Baughman Mcleod's current role is CEO, Climate Resilience for All. Global executive leading positive impact on climate, extreme heat, gender, finance, nature, risk and resilience..
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Kathy Baughman Mcleod attended Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business, University Of Liverpool, Impact Center, United Kingdom, Florida State University, Florida State University, Leadership Florida.
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