Thomas Osdoba

Thomas Osdoba joined EIT Climate-KIC in 2018 as a Senior Advisor. He created and launched Healthy, Clean Cities, Europe’s leading effort to help cities respond to the climate emergency and build inclusive and prosperous communities. The initiative helped to inform the European Commission’s ‘Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030’. He now leads a consortium of 33 European organizations as NetZeroCities to implement the Mission. He brings an exemplary history of leadership and innovation, spanning public, private, nonprofit, and academic sectors. He has served as a policy expert, leading practitioner of sustainable development projects and programs, thought leader and innovator in urban sustainability and economic development, and creative entrepreneur and innovator at the leading edge of social enterprise and sustainable finance.