Gonzalo Muñoz

Gonzalo was the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion from the COP25 Presidency, appointed by the Chilean Presidency in 2019. From that position, he co-led with Nigel Topping the Race To Zero and Race To Resilience global campaigns. He co founded the NGO Ambition Loop. Gonzalo also co-founded Sistema B (Bcorps in Latin America), Manuia and Polkura Winery. Previously, he founded and led TriCiclos, one of the most recognised Latin American companies in circular economy and recycling. 

Currently, he is the chair of the Global Food strategy for non state actors from COP28 to COP30. He also sits on the board of the Global Foodbanking Network, CONECTA, and councils like GFANZ Latin America, TED future forum, CSV Nestlé, Chapter Zero Chile and ECODES. Gonzalo is a member of the Club of Rome and has been recipient of the Chilean national awards on environment, innovation and social entrepreneurship. He was distinguished as CMG in Queen Elizabeth’s final honors list in 2022 due to his contribution to combating climate change.

Gonzalo lives in Santiago de Chile with his wife and 3 daughters, near the sites where he is producing the best Chilean Syrah and some amazing walnuts with the least possible environmental impact, while trying to regenerate ecosystems.