Naim Keruwala is the Regional Director for South and West Asia at C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a global network of 97 cities supporting faster and more ambitious climate action. Prior to joining C40, he led the Government of India’s CITIIS programme as Programme Director at the National Institute of Urban Affairs, overseeing a USD 500 million blended finance portfolio for sustainable urban development.

He is also a Senior Fellow at the Symbiosis Centre for Urban Studies, a Salzburg Global Fellow, an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Programme by the US State Department, and a member of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum.