Rueanna Haynes is an international climate law and governance specialist and TEDx 2020 speaker with over fifteen years of experience in the United Nations (UN) climate process.

A former Trinidad and Tobago diplomat, Haynes has negotiated for the Caribbean Community as well as the Alliance of Small Island States, including in the development of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.

At present, she is head of diplomacy at Climate Analytics and director of the Climate Analytics Caribbean office in Trinidad and Tobago. Haynes also provides strategic, technical, and diplomatic advice to island states in climate change negotiations, and training for officials new to the UN climate process.

Haynes holds a master in international legal studies with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, and a master in international affairs in environmental policy from Sciences Po, Paris, France.