Leena Al Olaimy

Founder and CEO of the Trillion Tree Fund, which is scaling up conservation finance, cofounder of 3BL Associates, an award-winning people+planet strategy consultancy working on peace, climate change, and inclusive economic growth, cofounder of Public-Planet Partnerships, a methodology for enabling regenerative collaboration between humans and nature, and cofounder of Diversity On Board, which connects underrepresented Arab talent to board opportunities. She has advised Nobel Peace Prize nominees, impact investment funds, governments, and corporates, on innovative, inclusive, multi-stakeholder models to advance development. Through 3BL’s think-do-tank, Leena has also cofounded social ventures like Diversity On Board and PublicPlanet Partnerships, which was awarded a Dubai Expo 2020 Global Impact Innovator. Leena’s career started early at the age of 18 when she worked for an international PR company handling communications strategies for Fortune 500s. After studying Culture & Communications at New York University, she went on to organize high-profile events such as pre-Grammy parties, and forums convening Middle East heads of state, G8 foreign secretaries and the World Bank President. Leena is a Dalai Lama Fellow and the author of Compassionate Counterterrorism: The Power of Inclusion in Fighting Fundamentalism. Her interest in peaceful approaches to countering violent extremism is influenced by her time living in New York during 9/11. Leena is also a Wall Street Journal “Woman of Note,” and has given over 200 talks globally, engaging audiences like the World Economic Forum and several United Nations organizations. Aside from her professional background, many people may not know Leena loves to sing jazz and soul music.