
María Mendiluce
CEO
We Mean Business
María Mendiluce has over 20 years’ experience in sustainable development, energy and climate action. In addition to sitting in the senior management team of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), where she guides over 200 member companies on transformative climate policy and energy transition, María formally adopted the role of CEO of the We Mean Business coalition in May 2020. Her prior work experience includes roles at the Economic Bureau of the Spanish Prime Minister, the CEO office of Iberdrola, and the International Energy Agency (Paris). María has a PhD in energy economics and regularly teaches at different universities and publishes in academic journals and media.