Background
Figueres, Christiana was born on August 7, 1956 in San José, Costa Rica. Daughter of José Maria Figueres-Ferrer and Karen Olsen-Beck.
international organization administrator
Figueres, Christiana was born on August 7, 1956 in San José, Costa Rica. Daughter of José Maria Figueres-Ferrer and Karen Olsen-Beck.
Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology, Swarthmore College, 1979. Master of Science in Social Anthropology, London School of Economics, 1981.
Minister counselor Embassy of Costa Rica, Bonn, Germany, 1982-1985. Consultant United Nations Development Program, San José, 1987. Director international cooperative Costa Rican Ministry Planning, 1987—1988.
Chief of staff Costa Rican Ministry Agriculture, 1988—1990. Independent consultant Washington, 1991-1993. Director international operations The Hawthorn Group, Rosslyn, Virginia, 1993—1994.
Director technical secretariat United States Export Council for Renewable Energy, Washington, 1994—1996. Founder, executive director Center Sustainable Development in the Americas, 1995—2003. Independent senior level climate change advisor, 2004—2010.
Latin American and Caribbean representative to the executive board Clean Development Mechanism United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2007, vice president of bureau, 2008—2009, executive secretary, since 2010. Principal climate change advisor ENDESA Latinoamérica, 2008—2010. Senior advisor C-Quest Capital, 2009—2010.
Vice chair rating committee Carbon Rating Agency, 2008—2010.
Married Konrad von Ritter, December 8, 1985. Children: Naima von Ritter, Yihana von Ritter.