During a career spanning more than 35 years, Sandrine has worked with business, academic, government, and non-profit leaders around the world to unpack complex challenges and translate science and theories of change into policy and action. Among others, she has advised and worked with His Majesty King Charles III, Members of the European Parliament, the President of the European Commission, Commissioners and officials, international organizations (such as the United Nations, OPEC, the OECD, the ADB IEA), as well as government agencies including as USAID, and multiple governments across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Over the years, Sandrine has received recognition from a range of influential organisations. Most recently, she was awarded the Aenne Burda Award for Creative Leadership in 2024. She has been named one of Forbes' 'top 50 woman over 50' leading on climate, one of GreenBiz' 30 most influential women driving change in the low-carbon economy, and one of Reuters' 25 global female trailblazers.
Sandrine is the Honorary President and Global Ambassador for the Club of Rome, Executive Chair of the global initiative Earth4All, and Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the System Transformation Hub, launched in 2024.
She currently serves on multiple non-executive and advisory boards, including those of EDP, BMW, UCB, Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund, the Leonardo Centre-Imperial College London, Skysun, and Climate KIC. She is also a Commissioner of the Climate Governance Commission and for the WHO Pan-European Commission on Climate & Health, an Ambassador for the Energy Transition Commission and the Well Being Alliance and a Fellow of the World Academy of Science & Art. In addition, she teaches at the College of Europe in Bruges, and serves as a Fellow and Faculty Member of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Recent roles include President of the Club of Rome (2018 to 2024) and Chair of the European Commission Expert Group on Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) (2019 and 2023).
Sandrine has spoken at hundreds of conferences worldwide and has published numerous books, reports, articles, and opinion pieces. She is a TEDGlobal and TEDx speaker and author of the acclaimed book Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity, which has been translated into ten languages. A dual U.S. and Belgian citizen, Sandrine holds an MSc in Environmental Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and two BA degrees from the University of California, Davis, in International Relations and French.
