Subhi Barakat

Subhi Barakat is a former head of global climate governance (from 2024-25) and senior researcher (until December 2019)

Subhi is a global strategic multi-disciplinary leader – MBA, lawyer, engineer - with 16 years of experience in digital transformation, business and strategy development, multilateral negotiations, international diplomacy, and influencing senior stakeholders in the private and public sectors. He is passionate about building better organisations, innovating new business models and organisational strategies, and delivering global impact.

Expertise

Global strategy development and execution; international diplomacy; innovation; organisational leadership.

Before IIED

Non-executive director
Venture advisor, Loyal VC
Global decarbonisation senior manager, Unilever
Senior strategy advisor, IIED
Senior negotiations officer, Legal Response International
Proposition manager, UK Government Digital Service
Prosecution attorney, UN Special Court for Sierra Leone

Education

Executive MBA, INSEAD
Master of Laws, international law and global governance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Juris Doctor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Bachelor of applied science in electrical engineering, University of Toronto