I am a conservation scientist and advisor to organizations looking to improve approaches to protect biodiversity.
Services I offer
| Philanthropic services | Experience managing and developing multi-million dollar grant portfolios |
| Coalition building | Coordinating conservation actors to maximize impact |
| Marine expertise | Area-based protection and restoration, fisheries management |
| Strategy & impact | Supporting organizational planning and reporting |
| Research & evidence synthesis | Critical analysis of emerging literature and production of bespoke recommendations |
Who I work with
I provide marine conservation, strategic review, and other advisory services to foundations and organizations in the environmental, climate and biodiversity sectors.
Clients include
- Arcadia
- Ecological Restoration Fund
- TRAFFIC International
- Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
- Vere Initiatives
- David & Lucile Packard Foundation
- Shark Conservation Fund
I work with Climate Philanthropy Advisors to help philanthropic foundations develop effective strategies and collaborations.
I also serve on the boards of Oceans 5 and the Joint 30×30 Funding Initiative.
Recent projects
- Advising a leading funder on emerging global nature recovery opportunities.
- Supporting an international non-profit to build marine conservation networks.
- Conducting a landscape assessment of coral conservation and restoration opportunities.
- Reviewing the monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy of an international conservation organization.
- Scoping area-based conservation resources for a funder collaborative.
- Supporting a prominent environmental funder with a strategy refresh.
- Evaluating a multi-million dollar grant to a prominent climate think.
Background
Education
DPhil (PhD) in conservation science, University of Oxford, UK.
Bachelor of Advanced Science, University of Sydney, Australia
Languages
English and Spanish.
Outside of work
You’ll find me scuba diving, kayaking, hiking and exploring outdoors as much as possible.

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