John Reid, Environmental

John Reid Founder & President of the Conservation Strategy Fund.

"Before founding CSF, John established and managed Conservation International’s largest field program in Brazil, a successful effort to expand forest protection along the country’s Atlantic coast. He has conducted policy and economic assessments on such topics as forestry, cattle ranching, road development and biodiversity prospecting in a number of countries, including Brazil, Suriname, Guatemala, Bolivia and Papua New Guinea. Subsequent to his work at CI, he served as Policy Director for the Pacific Forest Trust, where he chaired the Forest Stewardship Council’s Pacific Coast Working Group. John is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, speaks French and holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University."