David Groves is Executive Director of Private Capital for Public Good. Prior to PCPG, David worked for a conservation-focused nonprofit advocacy organization in Washington, DC. He spearheaded a comprehensive campaign that resulted in passage of a federal law to restrict the flow of illegally sourced wood products into the United States. The law earned theContinue reading “David Groves”
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Jessamine Fitzpatrick
Jessamine Fitzpatrick is focused on timberland and environmental markets investments for the real assets team at New Island Capital Management. Prior to joining New Island Capital, Jessamine served as a Climate Fellow for Clean Air-Cool Planet, a non-profit focused on climate change solutions. She also developed an analytical tool to guide corporate responsibility reporting forContinue reading “Jessamine Fitzpatrick”
Daniel C. Cardenas Jr.
Daniel Cardenas is a Consultant currently operating Shasta Advisors, a tribal economic development, advocacy, public relations, and governmental relations firm based in Riverton, WY. He is also a Principal in an Infrastructure Merchant Bank, Yavapai Regional Capital, based in Scottsdale, AZ. Daniel is a member of the Pit River Tribe of California and served onContinue reading “Daniel C. Cardenas Jr.”
Bill Varettoni
Bill Varettoni is the Community Founder, President, and Financial Planner at Community Ladders. At the tender age of 11, Bill was bitten by the entrepreneurship bug. Shopping around a liability release he obtained from his parents, he began a lawn and landscaping business that lasted through his first year of college. He employed both ofContinue reading “Bill Varettoni”
Todd Gartner
Todd Gartner is the director of WRI’s Natural Infrastructure for Water and Cities4Forests projects working with governments and businesses to invest in conserving and restoring forests, wetlands, and other ecosystems in order to secure freshwater supplies, reduce flood risks, and obtain other economic and social benefits. Todd works with a broad range of stakeholders includingContinue reading “Todd Gartner”
Logan Yonavjak
Logan is the Director of Sustainability for International Farming as well as a Venture Partner and Advisor for SeaAhead. Since 2012, after transitioning from the World Resources Institute, Logan Yonavjak began working as an independent consultant in impact investing and conservation finance. She has worked with a number of U.S. private equity funds and investmentContinue reading “Logan Yonavjak”
Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick is a Program Director at the Deschutes River Conservancy where she leads strategy development and implementation to restore streamflows and water quality in the Deschutes Basin of Oregon. The DRC uses market-based incentives and a collaborative community-based approach to reallocate water rights to restore instream flows to dewatered streams. Previous to Kate’s nine yearsContinue reading “Kate Fitzpatrick”
Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith is a strong leader adapt at building collaborations; he thrives in uniting diverse stakeholders. Since 2011 Ryan has been working as an asset manager for Beartooth Capital—a $70M impact investment fund that specializes in complex real-estate transactions creating value by restoring and protecting ranches. At Beartooth Capital, Ryan led three of their mostContinue reading “Ryan Smith”
Kent Carter
Kent Carter founded, Carter Ecosystem Services, a sales and marketing company focused on the environmental credit market (wetland, stream and endangered species). Developed three core businesses around needs of private equity investors in environmental vertical: land strategy consulting, environmental credit sales and marketing, and CRM design & implementation. Clients included Timbervest, Swift River Investments, Burlington Northern,Continue reading “Kent Carter”
Ben Guillon
Ben Guillon is the founder and CEO of Conservation Investment Management. He advises large landowners, investors and conservation organizations to develop innovative financing strategies to acquire, conserve, and manage large tracts of land in the US and abroad. His current focus is on biodiversity offsets and mitigation banking, but he has also worked extensively onContinue reading “Ben Guillon”