The UNEP FI Global Steering Committee provides executive direction on strategic, work programme and budgetary issues on a regular basis. The Global Steering Committee reports to UNEP FI’s Annual General Meeting, where all Members come together to make decisions on the Initiative’s overall strategic direction, structural issues and budget decisions.

For details on its mandate, please refer to section 4 of the UNEP FI Governance Framework.

2026 Global Steering Committee Members

 

Sheila Aggarwal-Khan
Director, Industry and Economy Division, UNEP

Cambria Allen-Ratzlaff
Interim Chief Executive Officer, PRI

Ivani Benazzi de Andrade
Sustainability Superintendent, Bradesco Seguros

Lara de Mesa
Global Head of Sustainability​, Santander

Alejandra Díaz
Chief Sustainability Officer, Banco Davivienda and Seguros Bolívar and PSI Board Member (Latin America & the Caribbean)

Patty Karuaihe-Martin
Managing Director, NamibRe

Amanda Lee
Head of Sustainability, Group Finance, Bank of Queensland

Franco Piza
Head of Sustainability, Grupo Bancolombia

Judith Sidi Odhiambo
Group Head Corporate Affairs, KCB Group

Lucia Silva
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Generali Group – Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

Newsha Siouffi
Chief Strategy Officer, Vancity

Chen Yao
General Manager of Branding Department, Ping An Insurance Group

 

Industry-Region Representation
  • All regions – Banking Representative (2024-26) | Alejandra Díaz Agudelo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Direction, Banco Davivienda (Colombia)
  • Africa – Banking Representative (2025-2027) | Judith Sidi Odhiambo, Group Head-Corporate Affairs, KCB Group (Kenya)
  • Africa – Insurance Representative (2025-27) | Patty Karuaihe-Martin, Managing Director, NamibRe (Namibia)
  • Asia Pacific – Banking Representative (2025-27) | Amanda Lee, Head of Sustainability, Group Finance, Bank of Queensland (Australia)
  • Asia Pacific – Insurance Representative (2025-2027) | Chen Yao, General Manager of Branding Department/ Member of the ESG and Sustainability Office, Ping An Group (China)
  • Europe – Insurance Representative and Co-Chair (2025-2027) | Lucia Silva, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Generali Group – Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (Italy)
  • Europe – Banking Representative and Co-Chair (2024-26) | Lara de Mesa, Global Head of Responsible Banking, Santander (Spain)
  • Latin America – Insurance Representative (2025-2027) | Ivani Benazzi de Andrade, Sustainability Superintendent, Bradesco Seguros (Brazil)
  • Latin America – Banking Representative (2024-26) | Franco Piza, Head of Sustainability, Sustainability Area, Bancolombia (Colombia)
  • North America – Representative (2025-27) | Newsha Siouffi, Chief Strategy Officer, Vancity (Canada)
UN Environment Programme Representative
  1. UNEP Representative | Sheila Aggarwal-Khan, Director, Industry and Economy Division, UNEP
Appointed Positions
  1. Appointed Position #1 | David Atkin, Chief Executive Officer, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
  2. Appointed Position #2 | Vacant