Anna Skarbek AM
Chief Executive Officer
Anna Skarbek is CEO of Climateworks Centre, leading the organisation’s work in Australia and Southeast Asia with decision-makers who have power to reduce emissions at scale. Anna has led Climateworks since its creation in 2009. Co-founded by philanthropy and Monash University, Climateworks bridges the gap between research and climate action, operating as an independent not-for-profit within the Monash Sustainable Development Institute.
Anna is an Asia Pacific Advisory Board member for GFANZ (the Glasgow Financial Alliance on Net Zero), a member of the Nature Finance Council, and is on the board of SEC Victoria, the Green Building Council of Australia, the Centre for New Energy Technologies, and the Net Zero Economy Authority.
Anna was a founding board director of Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Carbon Market Institute and has held other board directorships ranging from impact investing to human rights organisations. She was a member of Australian Government advisory groups during the development of low carbon and biodiversity legislation and programs, and a member of state government advisory panels that informed the first commitments to net zero emissions. Prior to Climateworks, Anna was an investment banker in London and Melbourne and a ministerial advisor on environment, water and social policy with the Victorian State Government.
Anna was named among the Top 100 Green Power Players by The Australian and is a member of Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2025, Anna was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to conservation and the environment in leadership and board roles. She has a Bachelor of Commerce/Law with Honours from Monash University.
