Brian is the Chief Operations Officer of Climate Investment Partners. As such, he has more than 15 years of direct experience in sustainability, global carbon markets and conservation finance. He specializes in coordinating large-scale, community-run projects that reduce deforestation and protect biodiversity.

Over the past decade, Brian managed a portfolio of four VCS-CCB REDD+ projects and financed over 260 carbon projects across 30 countries and 43 U.S. states, which represented 22 million offsets, 540,000+ renewable energy certificates, and approximately 2 million trees planted. In addition to being a Certified Sustainability Professional, he is a widely published author and speaker, including three books on conservation finance.

He holds a dual MBA in Emerging Markets Finance and MA in Global Environmental Policy from American University.