Paula Caballero

Paula Caballero is a Colombian climate activist and diplomat. As early as COP1 in 1995, she has been involved in climate negotiations as head of Colombia's delegation. She was the director of the Environment and Natural Resources at the World Bank from 2014-2016. As of April 2023, she serves as the regional managing director for Latin America at The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

Early life Paula Caballero is the granddaughter of Helena Laverde de Gomez. Paula Caballero studied at Brown University where she completed a BA in history and a master's degree in international relations. After she graduated from Brown University, she returned to Bogota, Colombia, and worked as a researcher at the Center for International Development at Universidad de los Andes. Over the years, she worked a variety of jobs around the world in such places as Bogota, London and New York.

17 Sustainable Development Goals Paula Caballero conceptualized the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as goals that would replace the Millennial Development Goals (MDGs) proposed in 2000. In 2019, she received the German Sustainability Prize with German President Joachim Gauck and Mick Hucknall. In 2022, she gave the commencement speech to the graduating class of the Universidad de los Andes.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Caballero continues to work on social and climate problems through the Nature Conservancy. In her role, she works both on changing public policy and with the private sector on financial flow.