About

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

• • Anonymous Australian foundation
  • Arcadia
  • David & Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Ecological Restoration Fund 
  • Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
  • Shark Conservation Fund
  • TRAFFIC International
  • Vere Initiatives

I work with Climate Philanthropy Advisors to help philanthropic foundations develop effective strategies and collaborations.

I serve on the board of the Joint 30×30 Funding Initiative and previously served on Oceans 5‘s advisory board. 

Recent projects

• Advising a leading funder on emerging global nature recovery opportunities.
• 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 tank.