Graduate, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Former positions with: The World Bank; USAID; Smithsonian Institution; Center for Strategic and International Studies. 1997, joined WWF International; 1997-2007, Regional Representative for Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean; currently, Director, Global Initiatives. Trustee, Madagascar Biodiversity Fund, which has US$ 50 million in endowment and sink funds to fund management costs of protected areas in Madagascar. Interests: protected areas management, sustainable financing, diving and the ocean, nature.