Jeremy Oppenheim is an accomplished economist, business adviser, and coalition convener who has dedicated his professional career to transforming economic systems worldwide. With over 20 years' experience as a Senior Partner in Sustainability and Resource Productivity Practice at McKinsey & Company, Oppenheim is now the Global Principal of the Food and Land Use Commission (FOLU), a partnership committed to transforming the way we produce food and use land, and Chair of the Blended Finance Taskforce, a consortium of public and private actors who mobilise capital to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Oppenheim holds a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor's degree in Law and Economics from the University of Cambridge. He co-founded SYSTEMIQ in 2016, a B-Corporation dedicated to accelerating the delivery of the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals by transforming markets, business models, and asset classes across three economic systems: land-use/nature, clean energy and materials, especially plastics. With more than 200 employees and several offices worldwide, the organization combines cutting-edge research with corporate strategy advice, policy insights, and high-impact projects.

As lead author of the Better Growth, Better Climate report of the New Climate Economy project and the Better Business, Better World report of the Business & Sustainable Development Commission, Oppenheim's expertise is widely recognized, and he is often invited to participate in high-level meetings on topics related to sustainable economic development. By bringing together individuals from the government, business and civil society sectors, Oppenheim believes that structural and collaborative change can help solve the most significant global challenges of our time.