Francis Bouchard

Francis Bouchard serves as Managing Director for Climate for Marsh McLennan where he works with the company’s four business to craft and deliver climate related solutions for clients, communities and other stakeholders. In addition, he serves as a Senior Fellow at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, and is a member of APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council.

Prior to joining Marsh McLennan, Francis spent 20+ years in a variety of external facing roles with Zurich Insurance Group, most recently as the Group Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability, where he focused on aligning the Group’s government affairs, sustainability and Foundation activities around impactful public affairs and social impact campaigns.  

He recently stepped down as chair of the Board of Directors for the national resilience non-profit SBP, serves on the Board of Directors of the climate-focused insurtech incubator InnSure, and is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Syracuse University Dynamic Sustainability Lab and the IN-CORE Project. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and the George Mason School of Law.