Estefanía Cote

Estefanía brings over seven years of experience across the philanthropic, multilateral, and public sectors, with a strong focus on enabling senior leadership, shaping strategic communications, and coordinating cross-organisational initiatives in national and international contexts. Prior to joining Clean Air Fund, Estefanía worked at The Emerging Markets Foundation, where she worked closely with Senior Leadership and Boards across the UK, US, and Hong Kong, contributed to streamlining organisational processes, and supported oversight of the organisation’s global grants portfolio.

Earlier in her career, she held roles with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), supporting government partnerships, programme implementation, and institutional coordination. She also served as Junior Advisor to Mexico’s Minister of Education, working closely with senior officials to advance key policy initiatives and coordinating engagement with key national and international stakeholders.

Estefanía holds an MSc in International Development: Development Management from the University of Manchester and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She has also completed executive education in Development Management at Imperial Business School.

Why Estefanía works for Clean Air Fund:

Air pollution and climate change are among the most pressing global challenges of our time, requiring coordinated action across governments and institutions. I am proud to work at Clean Air Fund to support a global movement that strengthens leadership, policy, and collective action to deliver clean air for all.