Natalie Unterstell is president of the Talanoa think tank, dedicated to Brazilian climate policy. She contributed as a negotiator for Brazil on climate change issues at the UN and worked in federal and state governments, where she supported the development of public policies, including the most ambitious climate change adaptation program ever undertaken in the country, Brazil 2040, as director at SAE/Presidency of the Republic. She is a member of the Green Climate Fund Accreditation Panel. Active on social media, she is a columnist for Época magazine and a frequent writer and commentator in the national and international press. Natalie has a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.