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Adjunct Professor

Sean de Cleene

Senior Executive Programme, Harvard Business School, United States
Cluster:
Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
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Biography

Sean de Cleene is a senior advisor to several international organisations. He was formerly a member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum. He is highly regarded internationally for his work in brokering relevant transformational partnerships and business solutions, often involving a range of complex government, business and civil society interactions that have led to significant positive change in the area of food security, agricultural development, natural resource management, climate change, blended finance and innovation. He specialises in developing high ambition collective platforms for action in support of country transition pathways, inclusive and innovative business models and investment strategies that deliver impact at scale both globally and nationally and often involve systems wide change. He is seen as a highly accomplished team leader and leadership executive with an ability to work comfortably across all sectors.

Education

  • Senior Executive Programme
    Harvard Business School , United States
  • MSc International Development Practices (Distinction) Dissertation: Strategic Capacity Building, applying business strategy development to the management of international NGOs
    Oxford Brookes University , United Kingdom
  • Post Graduate Diploma TESOL
    University New South Wales , Australia
  • BA (Law)
    University of Sydney , Australia

Corporate Experience

  • Non -Executive Director Open Ag Foundation
    Present
  • Special Advisor, Consumers International
    Present
  • Non-Executive Director Grow Asia
    Present
  • Director Phene Partners
    Present
  • Non-Executive Director Grow Asia
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  • Chair, Innovation Lever of Change, UN Food Systems Summit
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  • Trustee - The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)
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  • Member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum
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  • Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, AGRA
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  • Trustee – The Partnering Initiative
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  • UN Special Advisor to the UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition
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  • Co-Chair Grow Africa
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  • Senior Vice President Global Initiatives, Strategy and Business Development Yara International
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