Jo Tyndall is the Director of the Environment Directorate at the OECD, overseeing a range of environmental issues, including green growth, climate change, biodiversity, eco-innovation, and the circular economy. She joined the OECD in September 2022. Before this, Jo served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to Singapore from 2019 to 2022 and as New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassador from 2010. In her ambassador role, she was the head of delegation to the UN climate negotiations and co-chaired the UNFCCC’s Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement from 2016 to 2018. Earlier, Jo was Director of the Broadcasting Unit in New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Chief Executive of NZ On Air. She also led two screen industry organizations, SPADA and Project Blue Sky. Jo began her career as a multilateral trade policy specialist with New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.