Chair of the Board
Professor of Practice of Corporate Sustainability, Cornell University
Professor John Tobin-de la Puente is a Professor of Practice of Corporate Sustainability, Cornell University. Professor Tobin is an environmental biologist and attorney by training. He has over two decades of private sector experience, having practiced corporate law and worked...
Treasurer
Independent Consultant
A nuclear physicist by education, I’ve spent the last three and half decades at Mars, Incorporated, a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and pets. At Mars we believe...
Board Member
Sr. Environmental Specialist / Global Biodiversity Lead, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Lori Anna Conzo is a Senior Environmental Specialist / Global Biodiversity Lead for the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group. Lori specializes in the development of mitigation and management strategies for biodiversity-related...
Board Member
Executive Director, EarthHQ
Tim Kelly is Executive Director of EarthHQ, the media arm of the Global Commons Alliance, an unprecedented partnership of more than 50 of the world’s most forward-looking organizations in philanthropy, science, business and advocacy. Their goal is to create the...
Board Member
Global Director for Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy at the World Bank.
In her career spanning over 25 years, Dr. Kemper has worked on global environmental, natural resources and water issues. She has served in a range of functions at the World Bank, including as the Senior Director for Environment and Natural...
Board Member
Executive Director of Cornell Botanic Gardens, Ex-Officio Member of the Board
Dr. Christopher Dunn is the Executive Director of Cornell Botanic Gardens and current Chair of the IUCN National Committee for the USA. His involvement with IUCN is deep, enthusiastic, and based on building consensus and collaboration. He initiated and co-organized...
Board Member
IUCN Councilor of North America and the Caribbean, Vice-President of International Policy at World Conservation Society (WSC), Ex-Officio Member of the Board
Sue has worked in international biodiversity conservation, at the intersection of science and policy, for her entire professional career. Currently, she directs and leads WCS’s policy engagement in multiple intergovernmental fora, including CITES, CMS, CBD, and the UNESCO-World Heritage Convention,...
Board Member
Executive Director, African Parks Foundation of America
Liam T. Dall is the Executive Director of African Parks Foundation of America, responsible for all US based operations and activities in support of the advancement of safeguarding African wildlife and wild spaces. Liam has over 20 years’ experience in...
Board Member
Conservation and environment leader, Executive Vice President of the Board of The Volgenau Foundation
Jonathan Kaledin is an accomplished leader in the conservation and environment field and is currently Executive Vice President of the Board of The Volgenau Foundation. Within the conservation field he has held executive positions in the private, government and nonprofit...
Board Member
Director, Strategic Partnerships, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Lucy Deram-Rollason has over 20 years’ experience in resource mobilization across different parts of IUCN where she leads IUCN’s resource mobilization function across the organization with public and private donors to expand and diversify IUCN’s funding base. From early on...
Board Member
Executive Director and Chief Global Development Officer, EARTH University Foundation
As Executive Director and Chief Global Development Officer of the EARTH University Foundation, Kevin leads fundraising efforts at EARTH. EARTH (Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda) University prepares and empowers young leaders to ethically and sustainably transform food...
Board Member
Vice President, Global Solutions, Moore Center For Science
Dr. Dave Hole’s research focuses on understanding the role that ecosystems — and the biodiversity that underpins them — play in supporting sustainable development. Dave Hole leads Conservation International’s Global Solutions Team within the Betty and Gordon Moore Center for...