The practice of raising and managing capital to support land, water, and natural resource conservation.

Network Staff

• Peter Howell, Interim Executive Director, The Conservation Finance Network
• Mary Powers, Forest Finance Program Associate, The Conservation Finance Network 
• Julia Mettler-Grove, Project & Operations Manager, The Conservation Finance Network 

News Hub Leadership Team

• Heather Fitzgerald, Managing Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment
• Katie Michels, Student Program Manager
• Tara Whalen, Conservationist, Highstead Foundation

Resident Alumni Experts

• Maki Tazawa, Program Officer, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and Co-Founder, ClimateRaise
• Chris Martin, Portfolio Manager, Americas Natural Resources, APG Asset Management 
• Jessamine Fitzpatrick, Alder Point Capital Management
• Chandni Navalkha, Associate Director, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy 

Student Writers

• Grace Cajski
• Katie Michels, Program Manager
• Dimitria Spathakis
• Jazzy Song

Conservation Finance Network Steering Committee

• Margaret Bowman, Principal, Bowman Environmental Consulting
• Renee Kivikko, Director of Education, The Land Trust Alliance (Chair)
• Carl Palmer, Founder, LegacyWorks Group; President of the Board of Directors, Legacy Philanthropy Works
• Peter Stein, Managing Director, The Lyme Timber Company