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Luis Alvarado Martínez (born 17/08/1989) is a Spanish-British international climate change advocate., strategic partnerships professional, and former political advisor and advocate. He currently serves as the Head of the GAEA program (Giving to Amplify Earth Action) and Global Head of Strategic Philanthropic-Public-Private Partnerships at the Centre for Nature and Climate of the World Economic Forum.

Early Life and Education

Luis Alvarado Martínez was born in the Canary Islands, Spain. He was born in Gran Canaria and grew up on the island of Lanzarote, where he attended the British School of Lanzarote (BSL). It was during his period in Lanzarote that he developed a passion for Basketball, which he played during his formative years in CB Magec Tias. Through Basketball, he secured a scholarship to play for C.B. Gran Canaria during his High School years at I.E.S. Politécnico Las Palmas. He later on went to the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University Jean Moulin Lyon III where he got involved in several civil society and youth activism movements. He would later on continue his postgraduate studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, and the University of Cambridge.

University

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Translation & Interpreting for International Relations (which he combined with an EU funded ERASMUS exchange in France at the University Jean Moulin Lyon III). He is a graduate of Advanced Master's degree in EU Political & Public Administration Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges and part of the 2014-2015 Falcone & Borsellino promotion of the College of Europe in Bruges after receiving a European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) scholarship from the European Commission. While completing his studies at the College of Europe, he was accepted to be a part of the European Centre for Government Transformation a collaboration between the College Europe, European Commission, Accenture EU and the Lisbon Council to deliver innovative EU solutions. His team won the Public Service Innovation Prize 2015 for delivering a micro-distribution strategy for Barcelona's Municipality Macro blocks leveraging EU policy and funding.

He is currently a candidate for a Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge and its Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is also a member of Fitzwilliams College.

Career

World Economic Forum

In 2023, Alvarado Martínez was appointed as the Head of GAEA (Giving to Amplify Earth Action), WEF's new program which he helped co-found, and Global Head for Strategic Philanthropic-Public-Private Partnerships at the Centre for Nature and Climate of the World Economic Forum. In this role, he leads global initiatives aimed at leveraging philanthropic catalytic capital to help build a new generation of partnerships and crowd in other types of actors and capital owners, with the goal of helping public and private leaders unlock their climate and nature investments at speed and scale. The GAEA program at the World Economic Forum is Co-Chairs by Professor Klaus Schwab, HM Queen Rania of Jordan, American investor, hedge fund manager and philanthropists Ray Dalio, Mark Carney, Princess Beatrice of York and Actress Michelle Yeoh.The GAEA program today counts on 100+ members, including some of the most prominent philanthropic organizations in the world, ranging from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Bezos Earth Fund, Wellcome Trust, the IKEA Foundation and others.

Before setting up GAEA, Alvarado was a part of setting up the Mission Possible Partnership, a collaboration between the World Economic Forum, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), We Mean Business Coalition and the Energy Transitions Commission, to accelerate the decarbonization of the hard to abate sectors.

Government

Before joining the World Economic Forum, Alvarado held several key positions at the Government of the United Kingdom as Senior Strategic Advisor for Climate Affairs, Energy Resilience & Emergency Response at the UK Government's former Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Prior to that Alvarado worked as a Senior Policy advisor and Chief of Campaigns in the Spanish Parliament (Congreso de los Diputados) for the party Ciudadanos.

Rockefeller Foundation - 100 Resilient Cities Program

Alvarado was also part of setting up the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Program which aimed at working with cities and mayors from around the world to design urban resilience strategies, which includes climate adaptation, urban transformations, sustainable mobility and many others. Alvarado helped set up the Europe & Middle East office in London, and held roles involving city relationships and was the programs Head of EU Public Policy liaising with EU institutions.

Advisory roles

Alvarado was a Trustee at the National Park City Foundation in London and has been a part of a number boards including at Re-imagine Europa, EU think-tank set up by former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Steering Committee member of the European Civic Forum, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Advisory Council on Youth and the European Parliament's Citizens Prize, and the European Steering Committee of the Structured Dialogue with the European Commission and the Council of the EU among others.

Alvarado held elected roles in Brussels as President of the European Youth Forum from 2017 to 2018, where he led efforts to empower youth in the European integration process. He was Vice President of the European Youth Forum, managing EU relations and affairs, including funding negotiations for the Erasmus+ program from 2015-2016 and chaired the European Steering Committee of the Structured Dialogue with the European Commission and the Council of the EU

Advocacy in Civil Society

AEGEE (2010–2014)

During his University years, he became an active member of AEGEE-Europe, European student movement empowering students and young people to become active in the European integration process. It is in AEGEE where his political mobilization began. First, he became local President of AEGEE-Las Palmas, and later on, Network Commissioner of AEGEE-Europe for Spain, Portugal, France and Switzerland, coordinating and supporting the work transnationally of University chapters before he ran for European President of AEGEE-Europe's Comité Directeur in Brussels for the terms 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.

During his term he Co-founded 'Europe on Track' - a collaboration between AEGEE-Europe and Interrail to provide a group of young ambassadors passes to travel all over Europe by train asking the opinions, visions and wishes of young people for the Future of Europe by 2020. This project won the Spanish national championship, and represented Spain at the European Charlemagne Youth Prize, hosted by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen Foundation where it won 1st place Europe wide.

European Youth Forum (2015–2018)

The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is biggest youth organizations'-led platform in the world, representing the voices of 50 million young people in Europe. It is composed of National Youth Councils of every Member State of the Council of Europe and International Non-Governmental Youth Organizations (INGYOs), gathering 103 member organizations. The YFJ advocates for youth rights, participation, and the development of strong youth organizations across Europe and beyond​.

Vice President (2015–2016)

In 2015, Alvarado Martínez ran for the board of the European Youth Forum and was elected as Vice President for the 2015-2016 mandate. He was nominated by AEGEE-Europe. During his tenure, he focused on managing EU relations, specifically around funding negotiations for the Erasmus+ program and implementing EU Youth Policy. He also chaired the European Steering Committee of the Structured Dialogue with the European Commission and the Council of the EU, working closely with the trio Presidencies of Italy-Latvia-Luxembourg and The Netherlands-Slovakia-Malta​.

President (2017–2018)

Luis Alvarado Martínez was elected as President of the European Youth Forum on January 1, 2017. He was nominated by AEGEE-Europe and the Spanish National Youth Council . His presidency was marked by several key areas:

• Youth Rights: The championing of youth rights, notably lodging the first-ever Collective Complaint under the European Social Charter against Belgium on the issue of unpaid internships. This was a pivotal move to influence legislation favorably for young people across Europe​.
• Strong Youth Organizations: During this mandate, the European Youth Forum, strengthened its influence in political processes, including dialogues between Europe and Africa and consultations on the UN Security Council resolution on Youth, Peace, and Security. He secured funding for youth initiatives in the EU 2018 budget​, and participating at the EU Head of State Summit in Gothenburg for fair jobs and growth.
• Sustainable Development: Alvarado Martínez's mandate emphasized sustainable development, leading delegations to major events like COP23 in Bonn. His efforts were recognized by the European Commission, appointing the YFJ as a key stakeholder in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development​​.
• Participation: He actively promoted youth participation in political processes, leading successful events such as Yo!Fest at the European Parliament and contributing to discussions on the Future of Europe ahead of European Parliament elections.