Al Gore

Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001); Chairman and Co-Founder, Generation Investment Management LLP

Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001); Chairman and Founding Partner, Generation Investment Management LLP

Former Vice President Al Gore is a founding partner and chairman of Generation Investment Management, the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, and a co-founder of Climate TRACE. He is also a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a member of the board of directors of Apple, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s board of trustees. Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982, and to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on 20 January 1993, inaugurated as the 45th Vice-President of the United States, and served eight years. He is the author of "Earth in the Balance", "An Inconvenient Truth", "The Assault on Reason", "Our Choice: A Plan To Solve the Climate Crisis", "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change" and "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”. Subject of an Oscar-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”, and a new film which premiered in July 2017, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”. In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for "informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change".

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