Liz Palmer

Liz joined The Conservation Fund in 2019, bringing 25 years of management, systems and business process implementation experience to her current role of VP of Human Resources (HR) and Operations. Liz oversees the HR function, including personnel administration, legal compliance, policy development, compensation, benefits, performance review management, employee relations, payroll and retirement plan administration. She also handles building property management and office administration for the headquarters facility. She is co-chair of the organization’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Prior to joining the Fund, Liz was the Senior Director of Corporate Systems & Finance/Operations for The Nature Conservancy Information Technology (IT) business unit. In this role, she managed the department’s $35 million annual operating budget and oversaw all department finance, HR, procurement and contract functions. In addition, she oversaw systems development works for the global organization’s financial, HR and legal systems. She began her career auditing financial systems for a Big Six accounting firm and then transitioned her skills to internal project development and management for several service organizations, including a Fortune 500 company and a manufacturing federal contractor.

Liz has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University. In addition, she holds a SHRM-SCP designation, Certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University, PMP Certification from Project Management Institute and a CPA certification (inactive).