Majid Al Suwaidi is an experienced ambassador, climate change negotiator, and senior executive in the international energy sector. Mr. Al Suwaidi serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ALTÉRRA – the world’s largest private climate investment vehicle committed to investing its $30 billion to catalyze $250B by 2030 in impactful climate investments, including a focus on transforming emerging markets and developing economies. To support finance the new climate economy, Mr. Al Suwaidi is leading ALTÉRRA’s efforts alongside his growing team to mobilize investments at scale to accelerate the climate transition, while demonstrating that climate positive investments bring positive economic opportunities.

Prior to ALTÉRRA, Mr. Al Suwaidi held leading roles as UAE Ambassador to Spain, Andorra, and Vatican City; UAE Consul General in New York; and as the UAE’s Lead Negotiator on Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability in multilateral negotiations processes that led to the adoption of the Paris Agreement and of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. Mr. Al Suwaidi earned a Master of Science in Geosciences from Simon Fraser University in Canada and a BA in Earth Science from Brunel University in the United Kingdom. In 2023, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by the Government of Spain in recognition of extraordinary services in the promotion of international relations.