Mārtiņš Staķis is the mayor of Riga, Latvia, since 2020. His efforts to modernize the city and provide sustainable development solutions include a focus on neglected areas that are now attracting investment, good governance, and moving toward climate neutrality. Riga Investment and Tourism Agency was founded under Staķis’s leadership and the reorganized Riga Energy Agency is committed to making the city the first climate-neutral capital in the Baltics. Previously, he was a member of parliament from 2018 to 2020.