Miriam Kugele
Global Senior Manager, Office of Environment and Sustainability & Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Sustainability Leader • Climate Change Specialist • Environmental Policy & Net Zero Advocate
Aga Khan University (AKU)
Office of Environment and Sustainability & Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Biography
Miriam Kugele provides strategic direction and leadership to the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) environment and sustainability efforts and net zero goal. She led the consultative development of AKU’s first Decarbonization Plan, oversees its ongoing implementation, and provides innovative opportunities.
She also contributes to AKU’s environmental education goals, including as a lecturer in the AKU Faculty of Arts and Sciences, advising on ‘living labs’ for research and education, and leading an annual student competition for climate ideation.
Ms. Kugele’s prior experience spans more than 15 years in the fields of climate change and international development, with experience at UNEP, GIZ, ADB, and IUCN.
She holds a Master’s Degree, awarded with Distinction, in Nature, Society, and Environmental Policy from the University of Oxford, UK, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in both Geography and Anthropology from Simon Fraser University in Canada.