Dr. Ida Kubiszewski is an Associate Professor at Institute for Global Prosperity University College London. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

Before starting at UCL, Dr. Kubiszewski was an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. In 2021, Dr. Kubiszewski was the CEO of ag-tech start-up called Downforce Technologies Limited (https://downforce.tech/), which remote sensing data to measure and account for the true value of natural capital on land.

Dr. Kubiszewski was also a climate change negotiator for the Dominican Republic, following adaptation and loss & damage. She was a delegate at the 19th through 21st Conference of Parties.

Dr. Kubiszewski is the author or co-author of over 60 scientific papers and co-authored or co-edited six books. Her editorial work includes being the founding managing editor and current Associate Editor of magazine/journal hybrid called Solutions. She sits on the editorial boards or advisory boards of various journals, including Ecosystem Services, Anthropocene Review, Energies, and PeerJ.