Dr. Tara Shirvani is a co-founder of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, alongside Sir David King and an internationally acclaimed climate finance and sustainability expert with deep expertise in decarbonisation pathways. Her extensive knowledge in climate finance has earned her accolades such as Forbes 30 under 30, and Aviva Women of the Future Awardee.​She is most known for her book  Plastic Eaters and Turbo Trees: How to Save the Climate, Remove all the Trash from the Sea, and Master the Rest with Brilliance, an Amazon bestseller and the first ever mainstream book on Synthetic Biology for Climate Action. ​As a Cambridge & Oxford Alumna with more than 15 years of experience at the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Autonomy Capital and EQT, her expertise is widely sought after by  media outlets and institutional investors globally.