Willis Towers Watson has appointed Diana Fox Carney as a strategic adviser to its climate, resilience and ESG solutions team.
Fox Carney has previously led research at IPPR think tank and was the executive director of Pi Capital. She also held senior roles at think tanks in Canada and the UK, focused primarily on energy and climate.
Fox Carney is a fellow of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and is a board member of several not-for-profit organisations in development and climate. She works with several climate technology companies and sits on the advisory board of BeyondNetZero; a growth equity fund focused on reducing carbon emissions.
Fox Carney says: “I am very excited to be joining the team at Willis Towers Watson, which has been at the forefront of innovation around understanding and managing risk. The company’s unique skill-set, combining exceptionally deep analytical capabilities on climate with very wide engagement on critical issues such as human capital management and board level advisory work, gives it enormous potential to make a real difference for clients. I very much look forward to contributing to this work.”
Willis Towers Watson head of climate and resilience hub Rowan Douglas says: “We worked with Diana in 2015 to support groundbreaking climate policy research at IPPR and then at Pi Capital. With her move back to Canada we are delighted that she has joined WTW to serve our clients and drive innovations to support the resilient, net-zero and just transition in the Climate Decade ahead.”
Willis Towers Watson head of innovation & acceleration John Bremen says: “Diana is one of the world’s leading sustainability experts, and it is a true privilege for us to connect with her wealth of knowledge and experience in this area to help our clients around the world navigate the transition to a low carbon economy.”
