Karina Litvack

Karina serves on the  Board of Italian power grid operator Terna S.p.A., where she is on the
Controls & Risks Committee and the Nominations Remuneration Committee. She also serves
as Ambassador & Founding Chairman of the Climate Governance Initiative, which was
founded under the auspices of the World Economic Forum and is the home of the WEF
Principles for Effective Climate Governance for Non-Executive Directors. Karina also serves
on the Advisory Board of Hawkamah, a MENA-focused corporate governance institute. 
Until recently, Karina served on the boards of Oil & Gas major Eni S.p.A.,
where she chaired the Sustainability & Scenarios Committee, and was a
member of the Remuneration and Controls & Risk Committees; of the CFA
Institute, home of the professional qualification for investment management
professionals; of Viridor, a KKR portfolio company active in the waste
management sector; and of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), a
consulting firm specialising in sustainable business management.
Since the passage of the Paris Agreement at CoP21 in 2015, Karina has been
working to build a global network for fellow board directors to share
experiences, engage with technical experts and stakeholders, access
specialised training, and drive the adoption of effective Paris-aligned climate
transition strategies in the boardroom.
Previously, Karina had a 25-year career in Finance, latterly running the
Governance and Sustainable Investment activities of UK asset manager F&C
Investments (now Columbia Threadneedle Investments).