Global Executive & Principal Advisor | Natural Capital, Climate Finance & Sustainable Forestry | Ex-Investment Director & Specialist @ IFC & BII | Former Forestry CEO & GM
I operate at the intersection of global climate finance, institutional-grade environmental risk frameworks, and industrial forestry operations. Over a 38-year career spanning 35 countries and 5 world regions, I have built, funded, and scaled complex nature-based solutions (NbS) and sustainable forestry asset portfolios. My background bridges two distinct worlds: the rigorous fiduciary governance of premier development finance institutions (DFIs) and the practical execution of an entrepreneur operator scaling green ventures in complex markets.
Value Proposition
I specialize in translating high-level natural capital investment strategies into high-quality, scalable, and sustainable global programs. Whether driving corporate strategy, stewarding large-scale institutional capital deployment, or navigating sensitive local community land-use dynamics, my focus is on high-integrity execution that delivers tangible environmental, social and commercial returns.
Core Expertise
· Institutional Climate Finance & Investment: Blended finance structures, portfolio optimization, and cross-border fund mobilization.
· Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) & Carbon Finance: Deep domain mastery across AFOLU (ARR, IFM, REDD+), sustainable forestry, and ecosystem restoration.
· Fiduciary Governance & Due Diligence: Rigorous technical, environmental, social (E&S), and legal project screening; pipeline filtering and risk mitigation.
· International Diplomacy & C-Suite Negotiation: Executive level negotiation and partnership building, spanning local community smallholders up to federal ministries.
· Operational Excellence & Supply Chain Engineering: Full P&L accountability, commercial supply engineering, greenfield venture scaling, and transparent corporate governance.