Lisa Sachs

Lisa Sachs is the director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Associate Professor at the Columbia Climate School. She is a globally recognized expert on how laws, policies, and business practices shape global investment flows and impact sustainable development and climate goals. She has played a leading role in advancing policy and thought leadership on investment governance, sustainable finance, natural resources, and the just transition. Since 2012, she has led CCSI’s work with governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society organizations worldwide—across sectors and disciplines—to design and implement pragmatic solutions to complex global challenges. She holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University, a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a JD from Columbia Law School.