Ali Raza Rizvi

Ali Raza Rizvi serves as Director of the Global Climate Change & Energy Transition Team and Acting Head of the Human Rights in Conservation Team at the IUCN North America Regional Office in Washington D.C. He has over 30 years of leadership and management experience in the international development and conservation sectors, having worked across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, collaborating with international and national development partners. Holding a Master’s degree in Applied Sciences and a postgraduate qualification in Environment and Community Development, he brings extensive expertise in social development, poverty reduction, sustainable development, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and climate change. In his current roles, he provides vision, strategic direction, and operational guidance for IUCN’s global initiatives on climate change, gender, Indigenous Peoples, and human rights.