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The Global Resilience Partners Executive Team:

The executive leadership of Global Resilience Partners (GRP) brings together a distinguished team of experts with deep expertise across government, multilateral institutions, finance, law, and industry—uniquely positioned to deliver strategic insights, unlock capital, leverage deep relationships, and drive transformative partnerships worldwide.

Our Team

Matt Tranchin Chairman of Global Resilience Partners

Matt Tranchin

Chairman

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Amir Dossal

Amir Dossal

Vice Chair

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Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua

H.E. Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua

Founding Vice Chair Emeritus

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Dr. Angus Friday Vice Chairman

Dr. Angus Friday

Vice Chair

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Matt Tranchin Chairman of Global Resilience Partners

Matt Tranchin

Matt Tranchin is Chairman of Global Resilience Partners (GRP), an international advisory firm that builds public-private-philanthropic partnerships to advance resilience, prosperity, and long-term sustainable development.

At GRP, Matt connects governments, investors, family offices, foundations, innovators, and civil-society leaders to align interests, structure strategic partnerships, and catalyze impact-driven initiatives at scale. The firm’s flagship Nature Summit provides a global stage for elevating those priorities, bringing influential decision-makers together, and accelerating investment and collaboration around the nature-based economy.

A former member of the Obama Administration, Matt served in the White House Office of Public Engagement, where he led engagement with foundations, nonprofits, and social enterprises. He lives in Copenhagen with his wife, Molly, and their three sons, River, Koda, and Jagger.

Amir Dossal

Amir Dossal

Amir Dossal is a globally recognized leader in forging strategic partnerships between the United Nations, governments, businesses, and civil society to advance sustainable development. As the founding Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, he played a pivotal role in mobilizing resources and multi-sector collaborations to support the UN’s mission. Amir is also the Founder and CEO of the Global Partnerships Forum, a platform that convenes thought leaders and innovators to foster high-impact solutions for global challenges. He serves as Chairman of SDG News, leading its mission to inform, inspire, and mobilize action by amplifying the voices of frontline communities, connecting global leaders to bold solutions, and driving systems change across governments, industry, and civil society.

Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua

Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua

Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua was a founding Vice Chair of Global Resilience Partners, helping shape the organization’s early focus on island resilience, nature, and public-private collaboration before assuming national leadership responsibilities in Tonga.

Dr. Angus Friday Vice Chairman

Dr. Angus Friday

Dr. Angus Friday is a globally respected diplomat and sustainability leader dedicated to advancing climate resilience and economic development worldwide. As Vice Chairman of Global Resilience Partners (GRP), he drives high-impact public-private partnerships that mobilize investment and innovation to achieve resilience and prosperity on a global scale. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Island Resilience Partnership (IRP), where he focuses specifically on supporting small island developing states through strategic partnerships that accelerate sustainable development. A former Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Dr. Friday has been a key advocate in global climate negotiations. He also served as the World Bank’s Ocean Representative, organizing investment forums to strengthen the blue economy. In addition to his leadership roles at GRP and IRP, Angus is Executive Chairman of Atlantean Ltd., a London-based company developing the A.I.-enabled Azuros platform to support sustainable financing for island and coastal developing nations.