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.

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)

• Biodiversity Financing Gap

• Climate Finance Philanthropy

• 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.