Marcus Mayr

Marcus, a German national, joined GCF as a Senior Urban Sector Specialist. He has more than 15+ years of experience in urban development, gained in local, national and international organizations. He is joining us from the African Development Bank (AfDB), where he was working in the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department as the coordinator of the Bank’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund.

Suraj Nandakumar

With 12+ years of experience in implementing city planning & infrastructure projects of over $26Bn, Suraj Nandakumar shares a deep interest in transforming cities and its dynamic with waste, especially plastics, through Recity. 

Suraj has been instrumental in shaping Recity’s journey to deliver impact through integrated circular waste management projects across 12+ cities in India by strategically fostering cross-value chain collaborations. 

Laure Beaufils

Her Majesty’s Ambassador Laure Beaufils is currently the British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau. She was the Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of International Development from 2019 to 2021 and the Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria from 2017 to 2019. Previously she was the head of the UK Department of International Development in Rwanda from August 2014 to February 2017.