Jason Thistlethwaite is a recent PhD graduate at the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs, Director of the Climate Change Adaptation Project (adaptnow.ca) at the University of Waterloo, and a Postdoctoral Associate at the Institute for Catastrophic Resources (ICLR) at Western University. His PhD dissertation focused on innovative strategies designed to deal with global environmental challenges by reforming the governance of international financial markets. The most recent output from the project is an article titled, The ClimateWise Principles: Self-Regulating Climate Change Risks in the Insurance Sector in the journal Business & Society. His current research project attempts to explain the politics around the mobilization of private capital by social entrepreneurs and NGOs to support climate change governance and sustainable development. Jason’s other research interests include international financial regulatory reform and global climate change politics.