Ana Costa

Chief Sustainability Officer

Chief sustainability officer and professor of practice of sustainability at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and founding head of its Office of Sustainability. She leads the university's sustainability strategy, governance and performance, including its climate action plan, and drives the integration of sustainability across research, education, operations and community engagement. With more than twenty-five years of international experience, her career spans sustainability and environmental management, research, academia and consultancy. As professor of practice she teaches sustainability and climate change, promoting systems thinking and interdisciplinary approaches to complex challenges. Before joining the university she led international research, consultancy and academic initiatives in environmental sustainability and air quality management. She holds a doctorate in environmental sciences and a master's degree in atmospheric pollution, with a background in environmental engineering.