Justin Winters

Justin Winters is the Founder and Executive Director of One Earth, a global network of climate strategists and storytellers driving bold, collective action for the planet. Under her leadership, One Earth created a science-based Solutions Framework to the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, a roadmap of 75 proven pathways across Energy Transition, Nature Conservation, and Regenerative Agriculture, that turns knowledge into impact. By connecting local solutions to global systems, she’s built tools and storytelling platforms that inspire and guide place-based action.

Prior to One Earth, Justin served as Executive Director of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, where she helped Leonardo reshape his approach to philanthropy and activism, leveraging his position as a global figure to influence decision-makers and the public on the most pressing environmental issues. Justin built the organization’s grant-making program, which awarded over $100 million in grants across 60 countries and created a series of innovative philanthropic funds. She also led the global communications platform, growing its digital media community to 80 million followers and generating approximately 4.2. billion social and online media impressions per year. Through her collaborative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial approach, Justin is building a broad public movement of engaged and inspired changemakers who, together, will help solve the climate crisis and build a vibrant, just future for us all.