Daniel Magallón is the Managing Director of BASE Foundation (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy), a Swiss non-profit organisation and UNEP Collaborating Centre, which he has led since 2007. He is a recognised expert in sustainable energy, climate finance, and innovative business models, with extensive hands-on experience delivering projects across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe.
Daniel’s work is grounded in the conviction that addressing climate change requires systemic market transformation, enabled by market-based solutions and service-oriented business models that mobilise private capital at scale.
Under his leadership, BASE has emerged as a global pioneer in Energy Savings Insurance, Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS), and financial risk-mitigation instruments for sustainable buildings, among other innovative financing approaches that make clean energy and efficiency solutions more affordable, accessible, and competitive for both public and private actors. These models have been recognised by leading international initiatives and institutions, including the Zayed Sustainability Prize (Energy category), the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, the Cool Coalition, and several development agencies. They are currently being implemented or piloted in more than 25 countries worldwide.
Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy with a specialisation in hybrid systems, an MBA in Finance, and a BSc in Civil Engineering.
