Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo

At-a-Glance

Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
Serves as the 66th president of Mexico since 2024, the first woman and first Jewish person to hold the office.
Served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023.
Holds a doctorate in energy engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
Co-authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development.
Performed doctoral research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, associated with the University of California in Berkeley.
Ranked as the fifth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2025.

Biography

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is a Mexican politician, energy and climate change scientist, and academic who has been serving as the 66th president of Mexico since 2024. She is the first woman and the first Jewish person to hold this office. Born on June 24, 1962, in Mexico City, she comes from a family with a background in science and left-wing political activism.