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Matthew Lynch is the Program Manager for the Development Focus Area of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) based in Geneva. The WBCSD is a CEO-led organization of forward-thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business, society and the environment

Matthew is an engineer with his initial professional background in environmental management in the mining and petroleum sectors. In 2002, he took a position as an adviser with a community-development NGO in Afghanistan, followed by a program role with the intergovernmental environment organization for South Asia (SACEP) headquartered in Colombo. Before joining the WBCSD, he was the Program Manager for the NGO Engineers Against Poverty in London.

Matthew has a Masters Degree in Environmental Technology majoring in Environmental Economics and Policy from Imperial College, London and a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge Programme for Industry.