Following her tenure on Wall Street at Salomon Smith Barney, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse, Dr. Venera N. Anderson is now an independent global strategy advisor and published author on sustainability and climate issues. She creates and implements innovative solutions that address the world's most pressing problems, such as climate change, economic development, and humanitarian challenges. Dr. Anderson primarily focuses on international projects in clean energy/tech sectors and proprietary analytical research. Dr. Anderson is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and an International Expert in "Women in Green Hydrogen." She is a co-author of the "Touching Hydrogen Future" book (2023, 2nd ed.), author of "The Fight Against Poverty in the BRICS countries: Historical: Socio-Economic, and Political Aspects" (2020), and co-author of 5 books on poverty in transitional economies (2003-2020). Dr. Anderson is a LinkedIn's "Top Renewable Energy Voice," an illuminem’s #1 Energy (2023); #6 Hydrogen and #9 Energy Transition (2022) Most-Read Thought Leader of the Year; and Top 100 Global Female Sustainability Leader. She is a Rotary International's Paul Harris Fellow and a recipient of the USA President's Volunteer Service Award for outstanding dedication to the mission of the American Red Cross.