WWF - Key Persons
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- Media
- Retired Chairman of McKesson Corporation
ALAN SEELENFREUND is retired chairman of McKesson Corporation, a health care supply management company. He served McKesson as chairman and chief executive officer from 1989 to 2002, and was chief financial officer before that. Prior to joining McKesson, he was on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University, where he authored a number of research reports and lectured on business economics and financial analysis. Seelenfreund is a director of The Nature Conservancy of California. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Cornell University, and a doctorate in management science from Stanford University.
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs
Alejandro Pérez is the Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at WWF. He previously served as Special Assistant to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Mr. Pérez performs the duties of Director of Federal Affairs in Washington, D.C. where he monitored federal policy and developed and executed strategies to advance and protect the California Department of Justice's policy priorities. Prior to joining Attorney General Becerra, Mr. Pérez served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and House Liaison from 2014 to 2017.
As the primary liaison to the House of Representatives, he planned and implemented comprehensive strategies to advance Administration priorities and offered strategic guidance to inform the Administration's posture on all major issue areas. Prior to his appointment as Deputy, Mr. Pérez served for over four years as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, where he functioned as liaison to the Ways and Means and the Education and Workforce Committees, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and over 80 Democratic and Republican Members of Congress.
Prior to joining the Obama White House, Mr. Pérez worked in Congress for over ten years, including six years as senior Leadership staff. In Congress, Mr. Pérez served for six years as senior advisor to the House Majority Leader, Steny H. Hoyer and performed as Floor Director, Deputy Floor Director and Floor Assistant starting in 2003. During his tenure, Mr. Pérez assisted the House Leadership in setting, coordinating, and implementing the House's legislative agenda, led in the analysis and review of all proposals for the House, and worked with Leadership and committee staff to ensure broad Democratic support for these initiatives. Prior to becoming Leadership staff, Mr. Pérez was part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus staff for over four years, where he served as Executive Director and Legislative Assistant. Mr. Pérez assisted the Chair in formulating priorities for 18 Hispanic Members of Congress and developed and implemented strategies to achieve the Caucus' legislative goals.
Alejandro Pérez previously worked for Catholic Charities, Immigration Counseling Services in Dallas, Texas, the Austin-Travis County Office of Refugee Services, and the United Farm Workers in Austin, Texas. Mr. Pérez holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor's degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.
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- Managing Partner of Roux Ventures LLC
- Media
ALEX ROUX is a managing partner of Roux Ventures LLC and an independent app developer and founder of HALO Hunters Safety App, an app designed to help prevent accidental hunter-on-hunter shootings. Through his work with HALO, he has partnered with the International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) and other international wildlife management organizations. Previously Roux was a product marketing intern for Google Apps for Education, an associate product marketing manager for Android OS and hardware, and a product marketing manager for Android for Google. He has volunteered with Camp PALS and the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, and has a BA in government and sociology from Harvard University. He and his wife, Julia, live in New York City.
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- Director, Fishery Sustainability
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- Founder and Designer of AMANDA PEARL
- Media
AMANDA BROTMAN is the founder and designer of AMANDA PEARL, a New York City (NYC)-based luxury accessories company that offers sustainable, made-in-NYC jewelry and meticulously handmade-in-Italy evening bags. A Seattle native and former dancer, Brotman trained and performed for 12 years with the esteemed Pacific Northwest Ballet before moving to New York to attend Barnard College at Columbia University, where she earned a degree in art history and visual arts. Upon graduating with honors, Brotman joined renowned designer Marc Jacobs, working in the technical design and production departments, honing her understanding of materials, construction, and global manufacturing. Her current work is inspired by her Pacific Northwest roots, with nods to the shaping influences of nature, science, music, and the visual and performing arts. When not working, she can be found enjoying the beauty of nature's design and inspiring those around her to conserve it.
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- Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental
- Media
ANIKET SHAH is managing director and global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability Research at Jefferies Group LLC. In this role, Shah leads the integration of ESG and sustainability analysis within the global investment research department and engages with clients on this dynamic area of corporate and financial services. Prior to joining Jefferies, Shah held senior roles in emerging market investing and in financing sustainable development in both the public and private sectors, including at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN), OppenheimerFunds, and UBS Group AG. Shah serves on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International and the UN SDSN. He is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Shah is a member of the Economic Club of New York and the Bretton Woods Committee, and is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Oxford.
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- Senior Director, Environment and Disaster Management
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- Director of Conservation Programs, Northern Great Plains Program
ANNE KEISER is a freelance photographer. She was a staff photographer and photo editor at National Geographic Society. In addition, she was the photographer of Sir Edmund Hillary and the People of Everest, a book that highlights Sir Edmund's environmental and community work with Sherpas. She helped produce two children's books, To Everest and Beyond and Triumph on Everest. Keiser serves on the boards of the Choral Arts Society, the Greater Himalayas Foundation, the Smithsonian Women's Committee, the Holton- Arms School, the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation, the Middle East Institute and Chorus America. She is a graduate of Middlebury College.
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- Chairman Emerita American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
AURIN BHATTACHARJEE is a managing director in the Sustainable Investing Group, Inclusive Growth Fund at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. In this role, he focuses on private equity and growth equity investments. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Bhattacharjee was a managing director at DTCP, where he made investments in cloud-based enterprise software companies. Earlier in his career, Bhattacharjee held several positions at Google, where he focused on Cloud M&A and competitive strategy, private investments and financings. He also worked at private investment firms H.I.G. Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners and was a consultant at McKinsey. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
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- Media
- Secretary and Treasurer of the Steven H. Durham Family Charitable Foundation
BARBARA DURHAM is the secretary and treasurer of the Steven H. Durham Family Charitable Foundation. Currently a trustee of the Dallas Museum of Art, she previously served on the International Council of Advisors of the National Geographic Society and the boards of the Dallas Symphony Association, the Dallas Zoo, the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Joslyn Art Museum, and TACA, Inc. She received a BFA in art history and studio art from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Durham and her husband have three children and six grandchildren. Her interests these days include tennis, painting, conservation, and traveling the world.
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- African Species Director, Wildlife Conservation Program
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- Global Biodiversity Lead Scientist, Global Science
BRENDA S. DAVIS retired in 2007 from Johnson & Johnson, where she was corporate compliance officer and vice president of technical resources. She had global responsibility for quality and compliance, sales and marketing compliance, environmental affairs, health and safety, operations preparedness, sterilization science, and energy management. Additionally, she was a member of the medical devices and diagnostics operating group and the public policy advisory committee of the company's board of directors. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, she was a visiting fellow at Princeton University, served in the cabinet of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean, and was a senior staff member of the US Senate Committee on the Budget. She serves on the boards of The Wilderness Society (former chairman) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and chairs the WWF Northern Great Plains Advisory Committee. She was previously a trustee of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey, and chairman of the board of the New Jersey Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Dr. Davis received a BA from the University of Denver and a PhD in ecology from the University of California, Berkeley.
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- Vice President, Conservation Program Management
BRIAN SKERRY is a photojournalist and film producer specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been a contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine, covering stories on every continent and in nearly every ocean habitat. He is currently at work on his 30th feature story for NGM. Skerry is the author of 12 books, including the acclaimed monographs Ocean Soul and SHARK. His latest book, Secrets of the Whales, was released in April 2021 by National Geographic as part of a multiplatform project he created that included a cover story in the May 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine and an Emmy award-winning, 4-part documentary film series currently streaming on Disney+. Skerry frequently lectures on ocean exploration, storytelling and conservation, having presented at venues such as the United Nations General Assembly, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, TED Talks, The National Press Club in Washington, DC, The Royal Geographical Society in London and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He has had numerous solo photographer exhibits including ‘Portraits of Planet Ocean,' a two-year exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC and ‘Ocean Soul' at Visa pour l'image in Perpignan, France. Other exhibits of his work have been held in cities worldwide including Geneva, Barcelona, Sharjah, Lisbon, and Shanghai. Skerry is a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers and a Fellow National of The Explorers Club. He also serves as a Nikon Ambassador.
CAREY WINN BENHAM has a long history of giving back to the community. She currently serves on the board of the Kiawah Conservancy, a land trust, located on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Currently holding and managing over 2,273 acres of valuable wildlife habitat, the conservancy implements programs to encourage and assist landowners in the protection of the island's natural environment. Benham's previous board service includes the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, the Atlanta Ballet, the Ovarian Cancer Institute, and the High Museum of Art, including chairing board committees of each organization. She is a long-time supporter of the Sierra Club, Oceana, and World Wildlife Fund. Benham is a Georgia native who attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a BA in philosophy, and completed her graduate course work in art history at Emory University. Her professional career includes experience as an art consultant, curating art exhibitions, and acquiring, displaying, and installing corporate art collections. She later formed Encore Décor, which provided consulting services in art and design in residential and corporate settings. She and her husband, Doug, split their time between Atlanta and Kiawah Island, SC. Her interests include art collecting, painting, hiking, and golf.
CARMEN BUSQUETS is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and zero-waste advocate whose career in the luxury fashion industry spans over three decades. In addition to fashion and technology, she is passionate about mind and body discipline, and empowering small artisans and business owners around the world. At 23 years old she opened the luxury fashion boutique Cabus in Venezuela, the first of its kind in Latin America, selling to international clients via pre-orders directly from runway shows to avoid overstocking and waste. Following two wellness ventures in the early 90s, Busquets eventually made history in the e-commerce fashion space when she became the cofounding investor and largest individual private shareholder of Net-a-Porter. Her focus on sustainable luxury was further explored through CoutureLab, the e-commerce store and content platform, which she launched in 2006 to sell limited edition pieces made by a global network of entrepreneurs, artists, and artisans working across fashion, lifestyle, and different cultures. Through her investment portfolio, Busquets has been involved in a great number of luxury fashion and lifestyle success stories, including Farfetch, Business of Fashion, and Cult Beauty, an online retailer sold to The Hut Group in 2021. In her investor and board director roles, she steers businesses towards attaining profitability by focusing on responsible waste reduction practices. In recent years, Busquets has cofounded disruptive technology companies developing proprietary artificial intelligence solutions. She is currently supporting the e-commerce platform Lyst, known as the Google of fashion. An advocate of zero waste, Busquets devotes her time and efforts to create awareness, foster aid, and educate on the conservation of our planet. Supporting women and artisan communities, she serves on Nest's board of trustees and has taken on the role of Nest's Brand and Fashion Deputy to spearhead initiatives that promote equal opportunities in the handmade economy, while preserving centuries-old craftsmanship techniques. In 2018, she joined the board of directors of the non-profit organization Glasswing International and helped fund the launch of its New York City-based program for migrant youth. In 2021, she was the honoree at Glasswing's Annual Gala, helping to raise $1.6 million to further their urgent work. In January 2022, she joined the board of Parsons School of Design as part of her commitment to shape tomorrow's industry in a sustainable and ethical way.
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- President of COP25, Former Minister of Environment of Chile Santiago, Chile
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- CEO
- President
- President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund in the United States
Carter Roberts is president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund in the United States. WWF, the world's largest network of international conservation organizations, works across 100 countries and enjoys the support of 5 million members worldwide.
Roberts leads WWF's efforts to save the world's great ecosystems and address climate change by linking science, field and policy programs with an ambitious initiative to work with markets and businesses to lighten their impact on the planet. He has worked with communities and heads of state in North America, Africa, Latin America and Asia; and has built partnerships with some of the world's largest corporations, including Walmart, Cargill and Mars to set new industry standards for resource efficiency.
Roberts earned his MBA from Harvard Business School following a BA from Princeton University, and subsequently held marketing management positions for Procter & Gamble and Gillette. He went on to lead international conservation and science programs for fifteen years at The Nature Conservancy before coming to WWF in 2004.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and most recently served on the International Finance Corporation's Advisory Panel on Sustainability and Business, as well as the Advisory Board of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative chaired by the Secretary-General of the UN.
Roberts lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Jackie Prince Roberts and their three children.
CHARLES J. KATZ JR. was executive vice president of Opsware, Inc., a software company, and senior partner at the Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie, where he specialized in corporate finance transactions. Katz has lectured on venture capital at Stanford Law School and was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for corporate law. He currently serves on the board of advisors of the Natural Capital Project, based at Stanford University, and was on the board of advisors of Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment and the School of Earth Sciences. He is a former director of REI, the specialty outdoor retailer; the Student Conservation Association; The Nature Conservancy of Washington; the Seattle Art Museum; the Henry Art Gallery of the University of Washington; and the Seattle regional board of the Anti-Defamation League. He is currently involved in private investments and family foundation activities. Katz is an accomplished photographer whose work includes The Power of Trees and One Tree (with text by Gretchen C. Daily), Annapurna Sanctuary (published with WWF), Waymarks: Photographs from a Walk Across England, and Erratics (published by Whitman College). He received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, a master's degree from New York University, and a law degree from the University of Texas.
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- Director Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Stanford, CA
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- Vice President, Earth for Life
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- CEO Strongbow Strategies & Founding Member Navajo Power Flagstaff, Arizona
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- Vice President and Deputy Lead, Wildlife Program
CONNER YOUNGBLOOD was born and raised in Dallas and is currently based in Nashville. Youngblood has been a professional recording/touring musician for over 10 years. He crafts melodies through a wide range of obscure instrumental arrangements. Often centered around a specific place of natural landscape or human connection, his songs embody delicate, nuanced moments in nature and the introspection of these moments. Nature has played an important role in his inspirations and compositions. His songs such as "The Birds of Finland," "The Badlands," and "Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge" were all clearly written with nature in mind, the last one being commissioned by US Fish and Wildlife in support of the refuge. Music is just one of the many ways Youngblood hopes to support and bring attention to the natural world around us.
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- Senior Director, Wildlife
CYNTHIA EISENBERG, now retired, was a Certified Public Accountant and partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. where she directed the West Coast Health Care Tax practice and served the real estate and entertainment industries. As a business pioneer, Eisenberg was one of the first women admitted to the partnership - at that time representing one of only 17 women among 2,600 total partners. Eisenberg has served on multiple boards. Most recently she served on the Board of Trustees of Golden Gate University as an Officer, member of the Executive Committee and chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee. She successfully led the transformation of the Board's composition to reflect the diversity of the student population. A lifelong advocate for women and women's rights, Eisenberg is actively engaged in the International Women's Forum's Global Network - more than 8,000 women leaders across every professional spectrum in 33 countries. She is a former board member and two-term president of IWF NorCal. Eisenberg's involvement with WWF began over 30 years ago when she became acquainted with WWF's work on a trip to Africa. Her passion for the environment expanded when she joined the National Council in 1998. She has been actively engaged in the Northern Great Plains (NGP) restoration since 2003 and has visited the NGP's primary project sites multiple times and extensively explored other areas of the ecosystem. Eisenberg serves on the NGP Advisory Committee, helping to restore indigenous species (bison, prairie dogs and others) and large sections of the prairie to its environmental integrity as documented by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804-06. Eisenberg is a resident of Bellingham, Washington.
DAME ALISON RICHARD received her undergraduate degree in anthropology at Cambridge University and her doctorate from London University. In 1972, she moved to Yale University, where she became director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in 1991, and then served as provost. From 2003 to 2010, Richard was vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge. Her major focus of research has been the ecology and social behavior of lemurs in Madagascar, and for over 40 years she has worked to help conserve Madagascar's unique natural heritage through community-based partnerships. A former board member of WWF-US and WWF-International, she is co-trustee of the Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation, chairs the advisory boards of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and the Yale Peabody Museum, and is a member of the Arcadia advisory board.
DAN SARLES serves as executive director of his family's Boston-based Eaglemere Foundation. In this role since April 2013, he directs foundation priorities, manages operations, conducts due diligence, and oversees the distribution of funds. Eaglemere's primary focus is environmental conservation, with a secondary commitment to global health and development, seeking out organizations that are pragmatic, collaborative, and science-based. Under Sarles' leadership, Eaglemere has concentrated their conservation efforts on programmatic areas of restoring freshwater ecosystems, preventing deforestation, and protecting intact landscapes. Eaglemere has supported such work in diverse geographies, including Alaska, Colorado, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the United States, and in Guyana, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Eaglemere also supports WWF's Arctic Program and Guiana Shield Project. Sarles is a trustee of Manomet, a conservation science nonprofit, and a member of advisory councils for Earthjustice, Oxfam America, Charles River Watershed Association, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and North and South Rivers Watershed Association. He also serves as administrative managing member of Sarles Family Investments, stewarding investments in venture capital, private equity, private debt, and real estate. He has career experience in market research, entrepreneurship, and operational management. Sarles received a BA in history from Princeton University, an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, and an MS in environmental management and sustainability from Illinois Institute of Technology.
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- Global Data and Technology Lead Scientist, Global Science
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- Lead Marine Conservation Scientist
DON KANAK, based in Bellevue, Washington, lived and worked in Asia for over 35 years. From 2008 to 2022 he served in senior roles for Prudential plc ultimately as chairman, Prudential Insurance Growth Markets and Chair of Prudence Foundation. From 1992 to January 2006, he worked at American International Group (AIG), ultimately as executive vice chairman and chief operating officer. Early in his career Kanak worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and in consulting. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a director and senior fellow of the Program on International Financial Systems affiliated with the Harvard Law School, and a member of the National Council of WWF-US. He was also a member of the United Nations Global Environment Facility's Technical Advisory Group on its 2014-18 climate change mitigation strategy. Kanak co-chaired the steering group of the ASEAN Hub of the Sustainable Development Investment Partnership, a joint venture between the World Economic Forum and the OECD (2016-22). He chaired the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Insurance and Asset Management (2011-12). From 2016 through June 2022, he chaired the EU-ASEAN Business Council, the primary voice for European businesses within the ASEAN region. Kanak holds a JD with honors from Harvard Law School, an MLitt in management studies from University of Oxford (UK), and a BA with highest honors in economics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
DONALD WAGONER spent nearly 20 years in Asia and Europe with Molex, an electronics connector manufacturer, and retired as vice president-finance. He now volunteers several days a week at the Conservatory Garden in New York's Central Park. Previously, Wagoner spent seven years with Peat Marwick in their New York and San Francisco offices. He was also a captain in the U.S. Army, during which time he served as a company commander in Korea, spent a tour in Vietnam, and installed communications equipment throughout Southeast Asia and the Far East. He and his wife Karen continue to make annual trips to Asia and Africa to look for tigers and leopards and have had extraordinarily good luck in sightings of big cats over many years in Nepal, India, and South Africa. Currently, Wagoner serves on the board for the Carolina Center for Public Service and on the President's Council of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He is an economics graduate of Wake Forest University, received an MBA from the University of North Carolina, and is a CPA.
ELISABETH MEEKER retired from the position of first vice president of financial portfolio management with Smith Barney. She graduated from DePauw University with a major in biology and zoology. She currently serves on the Women's Board of the Field Museum, the Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley, and WWF's Northern Great Plains Advisory Committee. She has served as a board member of The Wetlands Initiative, the Lincoln Park Zoo, DePauw University, Perspectives Charter School and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She currently works in the Paleontology/Geology Department of the Field Museum, prepping dinosaur specimens and working on digs. She was fortunate to have worked with WWF in Bhutan and Namibia and is looking forward to doing more office and field work in additional countries.
ELIZABETH B. REILLY has been a devotee of the World Wildlife Fund and the Conservation Foundation (CF) since 1973 when her husband became president of CF, and then further since 1985 when the two institutions merged and her husband became president of WWF. She delights in singing and creating beauty, and is fascinated by energy, sound, beauty, textiles, wellness, food, and the connectedness of everything. She received a BA in biology from Harvard.
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- Founder of UrbanLabs LLC
- Media
ELIZABETH SALL is the founder of UrbanLabs LLC, an urban science and research consulting firm where she collaborates on a variety of federal and locally funded applied research projects to make cities more efficient, healthy and pleasant. She is also the founder of two nascent nonprofits: researcHQ.org, which will match grassroots researchers with funding sources and real world applications, and the Open Source Planning Initiative, which supports innovation, development, and sharing in open source planning software. Sall recently completed a six-year stint as the deputy director for technology, data, and analysis at the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, where she evaluated infrastructure investments and policies using a collection of analysis tools more useful but less graphically pleasing than SimCity. In her spare time, she works as a board member of the Sall Family Foundation. She is happily exploring her new home turf in the Puget Sound region with her wife Sophie Hartshorn and their son.
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- Vice President and Head, Plastic Waste and Business
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- Senior Director, Infrastructure and Large Initiatives, Freshwater
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- Vice Chairman Eurasia Group Ottowa, on
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- Senior Advisor, US Government Partnerships
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Wildlife Conservation
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- Deputy Director, Women in Leadership Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
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- Senior Vice President, Markets / Executive Director, Markets Institute
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- Global Freshwater Lead Scientist, Global Science
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- Founder & Managing Partner Inclusive Capital Partners San Francisco, CA
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- Vice President, Travel, Tourism and Conservation
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- General Counsel
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Senior Vice President
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- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Senior Vice President
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- Vice President and Deputy Lead, Forests
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- Counsel to the Law Firm Perkins Coie LLP
- Media
DON KARL, of counsel to the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, has practiced business law for more than 35 years, acting as a general business advisor to private and public companies, entrepreneurs, and institutional investors across a wide range of industries, including entertainment, media, and technology. Karl is especially interested in how businesses adapt, evolve, and collaborate in an era of rapid technological change and innovation, and believes the lessons derived from the private sector are applicable to the public sector. Karl is a trustee of the Hollywood Canteen Foundation and a member of the board of directors of Conservation X Labs. He received a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Michigan, a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and a law degree from Harvard Law School.
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- Vice President, Commodity Trade and Finance, Markets
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- Vice President, Sustainable Infrastructure and Public Sector Initiatives
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Walmart Inc. Bentonville, AR
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Forests
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- Executive Vice President / Managing Director JP Morgan Chase & Co. New York, NY
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- Founder and Trustee Linden Trust for Conservation New York, NY
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- Founder Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Los Angeles, CA
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- Senior Program Manager, Sustainable Financing Coordinator, Northern Great Plains / Althea
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Senior Management Team
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- Managing Director Allen & Co. New York, NY
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Climate Change
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- Vice President, Northern Great Plains
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- Senior Director, Climate and Renewable Energy
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- Founding Partner Global Infrastructure Partners New York, NY
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Freshwater and Food
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- Deputy Director, Freshwater
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Senior Management Team
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- Global Oceans Lead Scientist, Global Science
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- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Chief Conservation Officer
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- Director, Climate, Communities and Wildlife
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- Global Forests Lead Scientist, Global Science
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- Senior Director, Food Loss and Waste
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- Chief Scientist
- Senior Vice President
- Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President, Global Science
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- Director, Environmental and Social Safeguards Appointment
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- Chairman Emeritus and Co - Founder the AES Corporation Washington, DC
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- Professor of Ecology and Sustainable Development Columbia University New York, NY
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- Senior Director, Integrated Marketing and Activism
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- Vice President, Adaptation and Resilience, Deputy Lead, Climate Change
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- Director, Western Indian Ocean Seascape, Oceans
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement
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- Director, Fisheries in Transition
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- Director, Policy and Government Affairs
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- Climate & Energy Lead Scientist, Global Science
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- Senior Vice President / Marketing & Communications
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- Professor, Vice President and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Duke University Durham, NC
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- Chief Executive Officer the Africa Center New York, NY
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- Senior Director, Policy and Government Affairs