Luis
Alvarado
Economic internationalisation
Global talent
Luis Alvarado (Lanzarote)
Global leader in venture philanthropy, systemic financing and market transformation
His career is defined by building bridges between sectors, geographies and forms of capital. Through the development of high-value relationships between East and West, he drives collaboration models capable of turning social and environmental impact into financeable, scalable and transformative long-term vehicles.
Luis Alvarado is Chief Executive Officer of NO.17 Foundation, a venture philanthropy and systemic financing platform incubated within the TPC Group (Tsao Pao Chee), a fourth-generation Asian family business with more than 120 years of history, dedicated to regenerative investments to transform markets. NO.17 works on creating new markets and ecosystems at early stages, designing innovative catalytic capital and blended finance structures, and transforming systems through regenerative business models, where purpose leads and profit drives scale. By building a real East-West corridor of high-value relationships, NO.17 turns impact collaboration into financeable and scalable vehicles.
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CEO of NO.17 Foundation and systemic venture philanthropy
Chief Executive Officer of NO.17 Foundation, a venture philanthropy and systemic financing platform incubated within the TPC Group, focused on creating new markets, designing catalytic capital and blended finance, and transforming systems through regenerative business models.
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Global leadership at the World Economic Forum
Before joining the TPC Group, he was Global Head of Strategic Philanthropic & Public-Private Partnerships at the World Economic Forum, where he co-founded and led GAEA (Giving to Amplify Earth Action), a global network of major allocators of catalytic capital that has aggregated more than 200 billion dollars in impact capital to address challenges in climate, nature, health and development.
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Climate finance and public-private partnerships
During his time at the World Economic Forum, he played a key role in launching the Mission Possible Partnership, funded by Breakthrough Energy and the Bezos Earth Fund, helping to catalyse global coalitions of companies to accelerate the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industrial sectors.
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Governments, public policy and international relations
He has held senior positions in governments and public organisations, including his role as Senior Strategic Policy Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom, advising on energy resilience, climate adaptation and crisis management. He previously advised the Spanish Parliament, the Presidency of the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Government of the Canary Islands on international relations.
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Foundations, cities and international governance
He was Head of EU Public Affairs and Senior Advisor at the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative, overseeing strategic city portfolios in Europe and the Middle East. In Brussels, he held elected and executive positions at the European Youth Forum, leading policy advocacy and the negotiation of key European Union policies.
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International recognition and academic background
His leadership has been recognised internationally through awards and distinctions from institutions such as the Atlantic Council, the Obama Foundation, the European Parliament, the Lisbon Council, the College of Europe and the Schwarzkopf Foundation. He holds a Master's in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge, a Master's in European Public Policy and Administration from the College of Europe, and has studied at the ULPGC and the London School of Economics & Political Science.
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