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Leena Joshi

Award Winning Social Entrepreneur | Global Climate Advocate | Scholar Practitioner | Published Author

Professional Synopsis

Leena Joshi is an internationally recognised thought leader in climate justice and sustainability. She is the founder and Executive Director of Climate Conservancy, a global youth-led institution with more than nine thousand volunteers in over sixty countries mobilising climate education, systems innovation, and community-centred action. She also serves as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of EcoVita, a climate tech enterprise advancing regenerative innovation and justice-centred sustainability. In her advisory roles, Leena has contributed strategic counsel to leading institutions including World Ocean Day, the National Science Foundation, The Climate Reality Project, The Resilience Project, and Reserva The Youth Land Trust. Leena Joshi

Leena’s work has been recognised and featured by the World Bank Group, United Nations Climate Change, the United Nations Foundation, the United States Department of State, and international media platforms alike. As a member of Harvard Business Review Ascend Select, she has shaped editorial, research, and product initiatives of enduring influence. Leena Joshi

Areas of Expertise

Climate Change, Justice, and Policy
Youth Leadership and Global Mobilisation
Mental Health in the Climate Crisis
Intersectional Sustainability and Systems Innovation
Artivism, Narrative Change, and Cultural Strategy
ESG, Corporate Responsibility, and Strategic Vision

Signature Talks

Climate Agency in a Fractured World
A compass for leaders to align strategic ambition with moral accountability, grounded in lived experience and interdisciplinary insight.

The Psychology of Planetary Crisis
Scholarly yet human centred exploration of climate anxiety, ecological grief, and resilience science for organisational and societal wellbeing.

Next Generation Leadership
How youth-led movements are reshaping global governance, innovation pipelines, and the future workforce for resilient economies.

Art, Storytelling, Climate Action
Reframing communication and strategy through aesthetics, emotion, and narrative to catalyse meaningful engagement.

Featured Engagements

Leena has delivered keynotes and plenaries at Harvard University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Sciences Po, TEDx, United Nations forums including COP, the UN General Assembly, Asia Pacific Climate Week, New York Climate Week, and global forums organised by World Bank and other multilateral conveners. Leena Joshi

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LEENA JOSHI

Executive Leader in Climate Justice and Systems Change

Professional Identity

Leena Joshi is an award winning social entrepreneur, global climate advocate, and author whose work mediates rigorous scholarship and catalytic engagement. She leads Climate Conservancy and EcoVita, and serves as research advisor to Imperial College London focusing on climate anxiety and ecological grief. Leena Joshi

Core Themes of Engagement

Systems Leadership in Climate Action
Transformative Youth Mobilisation
Mental Health, Hope, and Adaptive Resilience
Culture and Narrative as Strategic Drivers
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Innovation

Professional Highlights

Founder and Executive Director, Climate Conservancy
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, EcoVita
Research Advisor, Imperial College London
Board and Advisory Roles: World Ocean Day, NSF, Climate Reality Project, Reserva, Rising Poets Community
Member, Harvard Business Review Ascend Select
Author: The Climate Awakening and Ethereal
Speaker: Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, TEDx, COP and UN forums
Featured by: World Bank Group, United Nations, Her Campus Media, Feminist, U S Department of State, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation Leena Joshi+1

Selected Speaking Topics

Climate Leadership in Policy and Practice
Navigating Psychological Responses to Climate Disruption
Youth Agency and Multi Sector Partnerships
Strategic Communication for Environmental Integrity
Equitable Innovation and Regenerative Futures

Professional Recognition

Leena’s leadership has been honoured across global institutions and media platforms. She is recognised as a force in redefining climate movement leadership through scholarship, culture, and praxis. Leena Joshi

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Overview

Leena Joshi is an internationally recognised climate strategist, social entrepreneur, published author, and advisor to global institutions. Her work spans activism, research, writing, and creative expression. She uniquely bridges the intellectual demands of systemic analysis with the urgency of moral and cultural narrative for public and institutional engagement. Leena Joshi

Biography

Leena Joshi is the founder and Executive Director of Climate Conservancy, a youth-led global initiative with tens of thousands of engagement points across six continents that advances climate education and systems change. She leads EcoVita as Chair and CEO, shaping strategic innovation in climate technology and regenerative sustainability. She serves as Research Advisor to Imperial College London where her work on climate anxiety and ecological grief sets a global research agenda. Leena’s board appointments include World Ocean Day, the National Science Foundation, The Climate Reality Project, The Resilience Project, Reserva The Youth Land Trust, and the Rising Poets Community. Leena Joshi

Notable Achievements

Co-author, UNFCCC Youth Stocktake Report guiding future youth participation in global climate governance.
Author of The Climate Awakening and Ethereal, critically acclaimed for intellectual depth and lyrical force.
Speaker at Harvard University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Sciences Po, TEDx, COP, the United Nations General Assembly, and other premier global platforms.
Featured by World Bank Group, United Nations Climate Change, United Nations Foundation, Her Campus Media, Feminist, U S Department of State, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. Leena Joshi+1

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