Evan Smith

As Senior Vice President of Conservation Ventures at The Conservation Fund, Evan oversees programs that invest in green businesses and working forests to generate both economic and environmental return. Since joining the Fund in 1995, Evan, a trained forester, has worked to demonstrate that nonprofits can successfully acquire and sustainably manage large tracts of forestland, most recently through launch of the Working Forest Fund. He serves on the boards of directors for the Center for Diversity & the Environment and Starker Forests Inc. He holds a B.S. in Geology and a Master of Forestry from Yale University.