Leadership
In Memoriam
WWF remembers its founder and chairman emeritus Russell E. Train, who passed away on Sept. 17, 2012. Train was a pioneer in American conservation whose visionary leadership helped define the environmental movement.
As a nonprofit organization, WWF deeply values the trust that has been placed in us. Partners trust us to carry out joint projects; governments and private entities trust our science and ability to create solutions that serve nature and people; and donors trust us to use their funds to advance conservation. To safeguard this critical trust, WWF is committed to best practices in governance, accountability and transparency. This commitment exists at all levels of the organization.
Former Chairman Larry Linden on Non-Profit Governance
Executive Team
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Carter Roberts
President and CEO -
Marcia Marsh
Chief Operating Officer -
Margaret Ackerley
Senior Vice President and General Counsel -
Jason Clay
Senior Vice President, Markets -
Tom Dillon
Senior Vice President, Field Programs -
Ginette Hemley
Senior Vice President, Conservation Strategy and Science -
Jon Hoekstra
Vice President & Chief Scientist -
Terry Macko
Senior Vice President, Communications and Marketing -
Julie Miller
Senior Vice President, Development -
David Reed
Senior Vice President, Policy
Board of Directors
Board Policy Statement
Composed of leaders from the scientific, conservation and business communities, the WWF board of directors exercises overall responsibility for the policies, programs and direction of World Wildlife Fund and provides advice and counsel on a broad range of policy and operational matters. The composition of the board, whose members are elected for three-year terms, is chosen to reflect a broad range of scientific and other expertise, with all members having a strong and demonstrated commitment to nature conservation. Board members observe and annually sign WWF's conflict of interest policy.
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President
Carter Roberts
President and CEO -
Chairman
Neville Isdell
Former Chairman Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, GA -
Vice-Chair
Pamela Matson
Dean, School of Earth Sciences Stanford University Stanford, CA -
Treasurer
Robert Litterman
Senior Partner Kepos Capital New York, NY -
Secretary
Shelly Lazarus
Chairman Emeritus Ogilvy Mather Worldwide New York, NY -
Tammy Crown
Former Vice President of Strategy Charles Schwab and Company San Francisco, CA -
Peter Crane
Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Yale University New Haven, CT -
Jared Diamond
Professor, Geography University of California Los Angeles, CA -
Leonardo DiCaprio
Founder Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Los Angeles, CA -
Christopher Dodd
Chairman & CEO MPAA Washington D.C. -
Pamela Ebsworth
Bellevue, WA -
Mohamed T. El-Ashry
Senior Fellow UN Foundation Washington, DC -
Exequiel Ezcurra
Director University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) Riverside, CA -
Marshall Field
President Old Mountain Company Chicago, IL -
John B. Ford
Vice Chancellor University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA -
Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
Chairman Bank of America Corporation New York, NY -
Urs Hölzle
Senior Vice President, Technical Infrastructure Google Mountain View, CA -
Lawrence H. Linden
Founder and Trustee Linden Trust for Conservation New York, NY -
Steve Luczo
Chairman Seagate Technology Scotts Valley, CA -
Perk Perkins
CEO The Orvis Company, Inc. Manchester, VT -
Michael Philipp
Chairman Reykjavik Geothermal, Ltd. Iceland -
Mayari Pritzker
Chicago, IL -
John Sall
Executive Vice President and co-founder SAS Institute -
Roger W. Sant
Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder The AES Corporation Washington, DC -
Wang Shi
Chairman and Founder China Vanke Co., Ltd.
Honorary Directors
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Chairman Emeritus
William K. Reilly
Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, LP San Francisco, CA -
Director Emeritus
Bruce Babbitt
President Raintree Ventures Washington, DC -
Director Emeritus
Edward P. Bass
Founding Trustee Philecology Trust Fort Worth, TX -
Director Emerita
Kathryn S. Fuller
Washington, DC -
Director Emeritus
Hunter Lewis
Cofounder and Senior Managing Director Cambridge Associates Charlottesville, VA -
Director Emerita
Adrienne Mars
Mars Foundation Jackson, WY -
Director Emeritus
Gordon Orians
Professor Emeritus University of Washington Seattle, WA -
Director Emerita
Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Chairwoman Emerita American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
National Council
The National Council of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was established by a Board amendment to the Bylaws on September 18, 1984, as an advisory group to the Board. The Council is composed of distinguished scientific, business, political and philanthropic leaders from across the country. Council members form a national network to promote WWF’s conservation programs and help raise funds.
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Ashley Melisse Abess
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Leonard Abess
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Nancy Abraham
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Denise Allen
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Fabiola Arredondo
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Mary Barley
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Eric Berman
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Erik Blachford
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Barbara Bowman
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Antionette Brewster
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Amanda Brotman-Schetritt
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Virginia Busch
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Kevin Butt
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Bobbie Ceiley
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Richard Chow
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James Clark Jr.
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Leslie Coolidge
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Philippe Cousteau
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Pamela Daley
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Melissa Shackleton Dann
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Brenda Davis
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Santiago Dunn
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Cynthia Eisenberg
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Robert Evans
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Gail Eyler
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Jamee Field
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Lynn Foster
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Abigail Field Gerry
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Lloyd Gerry
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Hanne Grantham
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Jeremy Grantham
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Katherine Eckert Grunder
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Matthew Harris
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Stephanie Field Harris
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C. Wolcott Henry
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Susan Cook Hoganson
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Lixin Huang
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John Thomas Hurvis
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James Iker
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Jeremy Jackson
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Donald Kanak
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Charles Katz Jr.
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Anne Keiser
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Robert King
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William Lake
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Frans Lanting
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Nicholas Lapham
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Wendy Lee
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Christopher Lochhead
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Thomas Lovejoy
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Kevin Malone
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Hugh McAllister Jr.
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Laurie McBride
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Bill McDowell
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Thomas McInerney
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Elisabeth Meeker
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Jeffrey Morby
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Kenneth Nebenzahl
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Gilman Ordway
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Julie Packard
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Victor Parker
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Anne Pattee
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Perk Perkins
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Shari Sant Plummer
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Singer Rankin
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Elizabeth Reilly
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Alison Richard
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Marie Ridder
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Rick Ridgeway
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