From 2000 to 2009 the Commission was chaired by the former Director of Friends of the Earth, Jonathan Porritt, and between 2009 and its closure in 2011, it was chaired by Will Day formerly of Comic Relief and the United Nations Development Programme.
Between 2000 and 2009, the Commission was led by Jonathan Porritt, who had previously served as Director at Friends of the Earth. From 2009 to its conclusion in 2011, it was headed by Will Day, a former member of Comic Relief and the United Nations Development Programme.