Karina Litvack serves on the board of Italian power grid operator Terna, where she is on the Controls, Risks and Sustainability Committee and the Nominations, Governance and Scenarios Committee. She also serves as Ambassador and Founding Chairman of the Climate Governance Initiative, which was founded under the auspices of the World Economic Forum and is the home of the WEF Principles for Effective Climate Governance for Non-Executive Directors. Ms Litvack also serves on the Advisory Board of Hawkamah, a Mena-focused corporate governance institute.

Until recently, Ms Litvack served on the board of oil and gas major Eni, where she chaired the Sustainability and Scenarios Committee and was a member of the Remuneration and Controls and Risk Committees. She also served on the following boards: the CFA Institute, home of the professional qualification for investment management professionals; Viridor, a KKR portfolio company active in the waste management sector; and Business for Social Responsibility, a consulting firm specializing in sustainable business management.

Since the passage of the Paris Agreement at CoP21 in 2015, Ms Litvack has been working to build a global network for fellow board directors to share experiences, engage with technical experts and stakeholders, access specialized training and drive the adoption of effective Paris-aligned climate transition strategies in the boardroom.

Previously, Ms Litvack had a 25-year career in finance, latterly running the governance and sustainable investment activities of UK asset manager F&C Investments (now Columbia Threadneedle Investments).