Pål Prestrud er biolog og klimaforsker. Han er direktør ved CICERO Senter for klimaforskning.

Pål Prestrud is a prominent Norwegian scientist and was Director of Center for International Climate and Environment Research − Oslo from 2002 to 2012. Prestrud appears frequently in the media and is a sought after speaker and lecturer on climate change issues. He has served as vice chair of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and worked as Research Director at the Norwegian Polar Institute. He has also worked with Arctic issues at the Ministry of the Environment. Prestrud is lead author of the polar chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s The Fifth Assessment Report. He holds a PhD in biology from the University of Oslo.