As the Director General of Sectors Department 3, Leah Gutierrez manages operations for three sector offices: the Finance Sector Office, the Human and Social Development Sector Office, and the Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office.

David E. Sands is the Founder and Chief Innovations Officer of RIZOME (Bamboo Ecologic Corporation), a climate tech company developing giant bamboo as a primary global building material to sequester gigatons of carbon. RIZOME, a Top 30 Carbon Removal XPrize solution, is reforesting thousands of acres and producing laminated bamboo products. The company received the 2024 U.S. Department of State Award for Corporate Excellence.