Mark Tercek - Fr. CEO of The Nature Conservancy (The Instigator Newsletter on Substack)
Mark Tercek is the former CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Prior to his work at TNC, he was a partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs for 24 years. He is the author of the Washington Post bestselling book - Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature. Mark advises corporations, investment funds and NGOs on ambitious environmental strategies that make business sense. He also serves as a board member, investor and advisor to startups focused on environmental problem solving. Mark publishes a newsletter ("The Instigator") available on Substack. Check out the Climate Finance Podcast website for more information.
Topics discussed:
- Mark’s journey from teaching English in Japan, studying at Harvard Business School, and working at Goldman Sachs to moving to The Nature Conservancy.
- NatureVest - TNC’s internal investment bank / brokerage.
- KPIs for Conservation Finance (Stanford Natural Capital Project)
- What can Private Equity do?
- Biden Administration’s Infrastructure Plans
- Prospects for US-China Climate relations.
- Endowment Funds for Water (Ecuador and New York examples)
- Debt for Nature Swaps (Seychelles example)
- Voluntary Carbon Offsets
- How to increase capital flows from Institutional Investors?
- Considerations for Emerging / First time Climate Finance Fund Managers.
- Personal advice: ‘Your critics are your friends’.
Note: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice. The interview took place on 24th September 2021.
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