Ultimately, leadership in this moment is about moving from control to stewardship—helping create the conditions for more stable, just, and regenerative systems to emerge.
ClimateVoices · Episode 93 · 06-17-26
An interview with Rajiv Joshi, an economist, community organizer and entrepreneur working at the intersection of environmental, social and economic justice. Originating from Kenya and India, Rajiv was born in Scotland, where he was nationally elected to represent young people. He has directed the world’s largest Global South-led alliance to end poverty and is a steward to climate action initiatives around the world. He is a co-architect of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and Lead Author of the Decisive Decade Inquiry into the Future of Climate Action, commissioned by former UN Climate Chief, Christiana Figueres, global climate philanthropy and the Mission 2020 Campaign.
Rajiv is currently Founder & CEO of Bridging Ventures, an agency driving radical collaboration, through content, partnerships and coalitions, to address systemic challenges across generations, sectors and geographies. He also served as the first Managing Director of The B Team, a not-for-profit initiative Co-Founded by Sir Richard Branson & Jochen Zeitz, together with Paul Polman, Mary Robinson, Ratan Tata and a growing group of the world’s leading CEOs, Union leaders and former Heads of State.
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Rajiv Joshi
Founder & CEO, Bridging Ventures
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