Rana Adib is the executive director of REN21, the only global policy network of renewable energy actors from science, governments, NGOs, and industry. She is also the chair of SLOCAT, an international multi-stakeholder partnership enabling knowledge and action for sustainable, low carbon transport. Rana comes from a background in private industry and applied research in the areas of renewable energy, energy access, and waste management as well as waste to energy. With her cross-functional profile, she is championing pathways to a renewables-based world.