Mark Tercek

President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy and Former Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Mark Tercek is president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, the world’s leading conservation organization working around the world to save the lands and waters that sustain all life. The Conservancy uses a science-based, collaborative approach to solve complex global challenges: conserving critical lands, restoring the world’s oceans, securing fresh water and reducing the impacts of climate change.

Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Mark was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he played a key role in developing the firm’s environmental strategy. He headed the firm’s Environmental Strategy Group and Center for Environmental Markets, which worked to develop and promote market-based solutions to environmental challenges. Mark also headed various business units at the firm, including Corporate Finance, Equity Capital Markets, Consumer/Healthcare and Leadership Development. Mark also led Pine Street -- Goldman Sachs' leadership development program for the firm's Managing Directors and clients.

Mark is a member of several boards and councils, including Resources for the Future, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the National Petroleum Council and the Commission on Climate and Tropical Forests. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Mark Tercek: Green Infrastructure Outperforms Gray

An oyster reef costs about the same amount of money – $1 million per mile – as a sea wall. So as an infrastructure investment, it’s a tie. But when […]

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More People, More Problems: Future-Proofing our Cities

Extreme weather trends combined with a rapidly growing urban population. What is happening and what can we do about it?

Q&A with Ramez Naam: Dialogues on the Environment

Ramez Naam looks at the power of innovation to overcome natural resource and environmental challenges.

A Conversation with Matt Arnold, Head of the Office of Environmental Affairs, JPMorgan Chase

A conversation with Matt Arnold, Managing Director and Head of the Office of Environmental Affairs, JPMorgan Chase.

Q&A with Helene Gayle

Under Helene’s leadership, CARE has strengthened its focus on the intersection of poverty and the environment.

Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A with Edward Norton

Edward is also helping change the field of philanthropy by co-founding CrowdRise, a social fundraising site that makes it easy and fun for people to raise money for their favorite causes.

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Bedfellows in Green: Big Business and the Environment

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