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The Bezos Earth Fund is led by an experienced and diverse team with expertise in climate science, philanthropy, public policy, and social and economic development. Together, we work to identify the greatest opportunities and deploy the necessary resources to transform the way our world works.

Jeff Bezos

Executive Chair
Lauren Sánchez

Vice Chair
Sir Andrew Steer

President & CEO

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Alexa Kleysteuber

Associate Director of Corporate Action and Markets
Ally Friedman

Program Officer, Energy and Industry
Amanda Eichel

Director, Equitable Urban Solutions
Amen Ra Mashariki

Director, AI and Data Strategies
Andy Jarvis

Director of Future of Food
Anna Hedlund

Program Engagement Manager
Arun Majumdar

Advisor, Energy Technology
Ashley Pratt-Gallo

Associate, People & Culture
Beatrice Laureano

Executive Assistant to the Managing Director and Leader of Nature Solutions & Nature Team Associate
Brian Cimagala

Senior Film Producer
Camilo Ramírez

Head of Events
Catherine Zuckerman

Editorial Manager
Cecilia Martinez

Chief of Environmental and Climate Justice
Charlotte Pera

Senior Fellow
Cristián Samper

Managing Director and Leader of Nature Solutions
Dan Firger

Advisor, Sustainable Finance
Daniel Schensul

Advisor, Sustainable Economic Development
Dan Schoenfeld

Director of Grants Management
Dave Burton

Director of Finance and Accounting/Controller
Diana Johnson

Senior Manager, Greening America’s Cities
Dominique Hite

Executive Assistant to the Chief of Environmental and Climate Justice
Doug Varley

General Counsel
Eda Lee

Operations Manager
Emily Averna

Associate Director, Land Restoration
Eric Wilburn

Program Officer, Nature Finance
Erin Jones

Deputy General Counsel
Ethan Jenkins

Events Manager
Evelin Tóth

Senior Research Associate
Gloria E. Jované

Grants Manager
Iván Duque

Distinguished Fellow
Jacquelyn Lewis

Program Associate, Environmental & Climate Justice
Jen Manaloto

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Special Project Coordinator
Jim Leape

Fellow, Conservation, Restoration & Food Systems
José Aron-Díaz

Director of Information Technology
Kamaria Campbell

Executive Assistant to the Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry, and Diplomacy
Kelley Kizzier

Director of Corporate Action and Markets
Kelly Levin

Chief of Science, Data and Systems Change
Kirsten Barker

IT Service Delivery Lead
Kristopher LeCorgne

Manager, Grants
Leon Clarke

Director of Decarbonization Pathways
Lucy Kessler

Senior Program Officer, Sustainable Finance
Marianne Fives

Executive Assistant
Maria-Veronica Banks

Grants Manager
Maxime Nzita

Head of Strategic Partnerships at WCS and Advisor for the Bezos Earth Fund in the Congo Basin
Meghana Palepu

Research Associate, Systems Change Lab
Melissa Harman

Accounting Manager
Nicole Iseppi

Director of Energy Innovation
Noah Kaufman

Fellow, Transition Economics
Noël Bakhtian

Director of Tech Acceleration
Padu Franco

Program Manager for the Tropical Andes
Patricia León

Associate Director for Nature Conservation
Paul Bodnar

Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry, and Diplomacy
Radha Adhar

Federal Policy and Community Engagement Strategist
Rees Warne

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Lead
Rocío Lower

Communications Lead, Nature
Sharnelle Anthony

Digital Communications Manager
Tom Rivett-Carnac

Advisor, International Climate
Tovah Siegel

Research Associate
Valerie Blain-Smith

Chief People Officer
Wanjira Mathai

Advisor, Africa
Zac Goldsmith

Senior Fellow

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