Christopher Stephen Brown

• Led global stakeholder engagement for climate resilience and biodiversity.
• Developed an overarching fundraising strategy for increasing programme revenue and impact.
• Built partnerships with corporates, philanthropists, and HNWIs.
• Contributed to cross-sector program design and mission alignment.
• Coordinated regular meetings with key stakeholders to discuss partnership progress and challenges.
• Developed strategic partnership plans for donor growth.
• Collaborated with internal teams for seamless partnership integration.
• Identified potential partners using market research and analysis.

• Directed global commercial strategy, convening over 1000 leaders at Climate Week NYC, oversaw membership revenue and engagement strategies, leading corss team functions, ensuring multi-million dollar revenue.
• Redesigned Climate Week NYC corporate sponsorship and Climate Group membership frameworks, boosting partner engagement and achieving double-digit revenue growth.
• Designed and implemented the recruitment and revenue architecture for corporate and government membership structures including RE100, EV100, ConcreteZero, SteelZero and Under2 Coalition, enhancing value propositions to attract global companies.
• Integrated mission outcomes into approximately £8M revenue activities, fostering stakeholder alignment across networks.
• Optimised membership pricing models for maximising revenue
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• Built high-performing teams to meet business objectives.
• Developed successful commercial strategies by assessing market trends and competitor activities.
• Coordinated large-scale projects; resulted in timely delivery and quality output.
• Applied expertise in team leadership to address productivity and performance issues, motivating staff to achieve KPIs.
• Designed long-term business strategy to guide leadership decision-making.
• Co-Developed marketing plans to support department strategies.

• Spearheaded strategic expansion of Climate Group’s networks, achieving growth in member base to over 800 multinational and Government entities.
• Acted as senior liaison for external C-Suite and wider climate sector leadership.
• Developed and executed engagement strategies to enhance member revenue, retention and composition.
• Designed, recruited and led a Client Experience team to oversee member experience and retention.
• Managed and contributed to a $15 million funding pipeline to support climate action initiatives.
• Collaborated with policy teams to integrate corporate perspectives into international climate agendas.
• Liaised with internal senior leadership, finance and legal teams to ensure robust decision making and execution.

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• Designed and built the commercial product for Climate Week NYC
• Strategised cross-promotions with new and existing partners to expand sales and marketing opportunities.
• Developed comprehensive business plans to facilitate growth in Climate Week NYC.
• Managed international marketing campaigns, enhancing global brand visibility.
• Coordinated logistics for major events, boosting brand recognition worldwide.
• Co-created event formats, content, speaker and delegate coordination.
• Streamlined operational procedures, improving efficiency internationally.
• Collaborated with legal teams to ensure compliance with local laws in various territories.
• Established global partnerships by fostering relationships with key stakeholders.
• Managed cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless project execution internationally.
• Built a high functioning Business Development team.
• Guided team members towards shared objectives whilst respecting cultural differences and nuances.

• Developed high-value partnerships in global development.
• Advanced ethical supply chains and stakeholder strategy.
• Led cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
• Developed new business strategies by analysing market trends.
• Negotiated lucrative deals by leveraging strong interpersonal skills.
• Orchestrated high-level negotiations for valuable corporate partnerships.
• Prepared and delivered winning client proposals, business presentations and partnership pitches to C-level executives.