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.
From 2000 to 2009, the Commission was led by Jonathan Porritt, who had been Director of Friends of the Earth. From 2009 to its closure in 2011, it was headed by Will Day, a former employee of Comic Relief and the United Nations Development Programme.