Rachel Kyte | |
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Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | |
Assumed office October 1, 2019 | |
Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Sustainable Energy for All | |
In office January 1,2016 –September 30,2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 6th,1965 |
Domestic partner | Ilyse Zable |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of London (BA) Tufts University (MA) |
Rachel Elizabeth Kyte CMG is a British academic who served as the 14th dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University from October 2019 to June 2023,and the first woman to lead the oldest graduate-only school of international affairs in the United States. [1] [2] She was the former Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All,and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All.
Kyte was raised in Eastern England. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and politics from the University of London and a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School. [1]
Kyte has focused on affordable,reliable,and sustainable energy as the key to combating both poverty and climate change. [3] [4] [5] From 2016 to 2019,Kyte managed SEforALL's work to mobilize action towards its 2030 goals of ensuring universal access to modern energy services;doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency;and doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. As Special Representative for the Secretary-General,she was also the point person in the United Nations for action towards the Sustainable Development Goal 7 on sustainable energy.
Kyte served until December 2015 as World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change,leading the Bank Group's efforts to campaign for an ambitious agreement at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 21). She was previously World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development and was the International Finance Corporation Vice President for Business Advisory Services.
Recipient of numerous awards for women's leadership,climate action,and sustainable development,she is a professor of practice in sustainable development at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. On April 8,2019,it was announced that Kyte would become the next Dean of the Fletcher School,effective October 1,2019. [6]
She was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to energy and combating climate change. [7]
Kyte joined the advisory board of General Atlantic's climate change fund,BeyondNetZero,in July 2021. [8]
On June 22,2023,Kyte announced her intent to step down as Dean of the Fletcher School almost immediately,effective June 30,2023. [9] In the Tufts announcement,her decision was described as a progression of her "decades-long fight to address the impacts of climate change and energy scarcity." [10]
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