Ms. Charlotte Pera has worked for more than 30 years in clean energy, climate change, and philanthropy and was recently named one of the 50 most powerful women in U.S. philanthropy by Inside Philanthropy magazine. In July 2024, she became the first Executive Director of Stanford University’s Sustainability Accelerator. She previously served as Vice President and Deputy CEO at the Bezos Earth Fund. Before joining the Earth Fund, Charlotte served for nearly nine years as President & CEO of the ClimateWorks Foundation. 

Charlotte serves on the advisory board of the 100X Impact Accelerator at the London School of Economics and the governing board of the International Council for Clean Transportation. She is a Senior Fellow at the Bezos Earth Fund and at the Mission Possible Partnership.

She is currently a member of the Global Future Council (GFC) on Innovative Financing for Nature and Climate (2025-2026), and was previously a member of the GFC on the Future of Philanthropy for Climate and Nature (2023-2024).