Chief Executive Officer

The client is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to serve as its strategic leader, guiding the organization, ensuring effective execution of Board priorities, and providing transparent, inspirational leadership. In the role, the CEO will champion a people-centered culture grounded in collaboration, trust, and high performance, modeling core values and helping position the organization as a respected thought leader and partner across the energy and climate ecosystem. This is a pivotal leadership transition, and the CEO is expected to bring steady, relational leadership characterized by humility, deep listening, and trust-building. The CEO will help evolve decision-making structures, strengthen cross-program integration, and enhance fundraising capacity while honoring the organization’s entrepreneurial spirit and consensus-driven culture. Responsibilities include partnering with the Board and staff to establish and regularly refresh a clear and compelling strategic foundation, and guiding implementation of the strategic plan in coordination with the Board and management. The CEO will ensure the organization sustains a purposeful, high-impact portfolio of programs and initiatives aligned with the strategic plan, and will strengthen collaboration across programs to improve cohesion and delivery of impact. In addition to internal leadership, the CEO will translate vision into action through strategic relationship-building, external visibility, and sector influence. The successful candidate will be able to engage diverse stakeholders and support effective consensus-building efforts, aligning organizational work to advance equitable, economically grounded climate and energy solutions. The client is also seeking leadership that can enhance fundraising effectiveness and steward the mission while serving as a catalyst for organizational evolution to sustain and amplify long-term impact. Confidential