Clara Barby is the Senior Partner of Just Climate. Previously, Clara was CEO of the Impact Management Project (IMP) and project lead for the establishment of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Clara’s public interest work on standards was made possible through a secondment from her role as a Partner at Bridges Fund Management, where she led the firm’s sustainable and impact strategies across fund types. Prior to Bridges Fund Management, Clara worked for Acumen’s Capital Markets team and later co-led the Acumen clean energy portfolio, investing in South Asia and East Africa.

Clara received a BA (Hons) in Greats from the University of Oxford, and an MBA from INSEAD.

She was awarded a CBE for services to International Sustainability Standards in the 2023 King’s New Year Honours list.