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Greetings! Christine Amour-Levar here.

Please allow me to introduce myself.

Raised in the Philippines by my Filipina mother and French-Swiss father, I carry a tapestry of multicultural roots stretching from Mongolian Huns to Spanish Basque Conquistadors. Along my journey, I’ve lived on four continents, in seven cities, and travelled to nearly 80 countries, speaking six languages along the way. Today, I call Singapore home, where I live with my husband and our four children.

As a social entrepreneur, I devote my work to climate and gender-lens investing, philanthropy, and community building. I founded two NGOs — Women on a Mission (WOAM) and HER Planet Earth — that harness the power of expeditionary travel to raise vital funds for vulnerable women while shining a light on urgent issues like violence, economic inequality, and climate change. HER Planet Earth supports underprivileged women through projects that build climate resilience — from wildlife conservation to coral restoration and sustainable agriculture. WOAM empowers women who have endured violence and abuse by providing access to education and skills training.

Leading all-women expeditions into some of the planet’s most remote and challenging environments has profoundly shaped me. These journeys have tested my endurance, fuelled my courage, and strengthened my commitment to mobilising people, capital, and ideas — always with collaboration and purpose at the heart of everything I do.

A bit about my journey…

My career has taken me from McCann Erickson in Tokyo to Nike across four continents, and later to leading Marketing & Communications at Temasek Trust, the philanthropic arm of Temasek Holdings. These experiences gave me a front-row seat to the power of business, philanthropy, and storytelling to shape culture and drive impact.

Building on this foundation, I went on to establish a consultancy, two NGOs, and most recently, Investors for Climate — a global platform that mobilises capital for climate solutions. Through curated private gatherings in major financial hubs and a syndicate that brings together family offices, VCs, angels, and institutional investors, we accelerate high-impact climate innovations and scale solutions the world urgently needs.

I also serve on several boards spanning social impact, leadership development, and climate finance — including Investible, ACA Investments, Stewardship Asia Centre, Zero Waste SG, and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation.

My dream is to help channel significant capital toward innovative solutions that can tackle the climate crisis while advancing equity and opportunity in society. Above all, my heart remains dedicated to advocating for vulnerable groups and protecting our planet. I feel fortunate to have found creative ways to build this legacy — one that I hope leaves a meaningful and lasting impact on the world around me.

Career Highlights

  • Versatile business leader with experience across a range of industry sectors and strong connections in the startup & investor ecosystem

  • Co-Founded Women on a Mission & Founded HER Planet Earth - 2 Award-Winning NGOs that use the power of expeditionary travel to spotlight critical issues disproportionately impacting women, such as violence, economic hardship, and climate change

  • Successfully raised USD $3 million by taking 250+ women on 27 expeditions to date, to fund charitable programs in education, entrepreneurship, agriculture and conservation benefiting underprivileged women in Asia and Africa

  • Co-Founded Investors for Climate - a global community of committed climate investors across major financial centres, united by a shared mission to accelerate impactful, purpose-driven investments.

  • Led Marketing & Communications at Temasek Trust - the Philanthropic arm of Singapore's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Temasek Holdings  

  • Ex-Marketing Manager at Nike across four continents ​​

  • Former Designer at Philippe Starck

  • Founded Beijaflor - first Brazilian multi-brand fashion retail concept in South East Asia (business sold in 2010) 

  • Amazon Best-Selling Author of Wild Wisdom, Published by Penguin Random House 

  • TEDx & Global Keynote Speaker 

  • Mentor and Board Director

Awards/Recognitions

  • 2023 - Singapore Association of Trade & Commerce Entrepreneur 100 Award

  • 2023 - Women for Women International Champion

  • 2023 - Vanguard Philanthropist of the Year

  • 2023 -  Prestige Women of Power

  • 2023 - Robb Report Thought Leader

  • 2022 - GGEF Eco Game Changer Award - Outstanding Achiever, Food & Clean Water Tech Category

  • 2021 & 2022 - UN Women Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women

  • 2020 - Certificate of Appreciation for efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic - President's Volunteerism Philanthropy Awards - Presented by Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of the republic of Singapore

  • 2020 - United Women Singapore Gender Equality Impact Changemaker 

  • 2020 - Kindness & Leadership SEA Leading Lights - Awarded by Women of the Future & Published in the FT

  • 2020 - Tatler Asia's Most Influential - The Impact List

  • 2020 - Golden Door Nonfiction Essay Award & REX Karmaveer Medal

  • 2016 - 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™

         Testimonials          

“Working with Christine on climate initiatives at the Earth Observatory of Singapore has been a pleasure. She excels at engaging stakeholders, building impactful partnerships, and inspiring action. Her passion, strategic vision, and leadership have been crucial to our success. Christine is a visionary leader making a real difference in the climate sector, and I’m confident she will continue to have a profound impact on sustainability."

— Prof Benjamin P. Horton  Director, Earth Observatory of Singapore

“With a natural ability to put everyone at ease while working across different departments and with diverse teams, Christine is a consummate professional. She is a talented, dedicated and efficient team player who is passionate about what she does. I would not hesitate to recommend her.”

— Jacqueline Wong, Director at Temasek

“Christine is a force for good and will bring passion to anything she does. She impressed me by her energy to champion projects, as well as her willingness to open up her wide network of contacts in order to garner support for our most vulnerable communities and underserved women.”

— Prof Durreen Shahnaz, Founder & CEO at Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)

“Christine is a creative, driven, energetic, focused and dependable partner. She recently spoke to our UVU donors, and trustees and impressed us with her insights on adventure, philanthropy, team-building, and leadership. I would be happy to work with her anytime.”

— Dr Astrid Tuminez, President at Utah Valley University