Mark Burget 

Mark served as one of the most senior leaders of The Nature Conservancy, most recently as Executive Vice President and North America Managing Director. In that role, he led nearly 3,000 staff in North America, including programs in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean.  He was responsible for recruiting and nurturing an extraordinary team of high-performing leaders, executing conservation strategies, developing strategic partnerships, and raising funds to support priority projects.  

Prior to his role at The Nature Conservancy, Mark served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the ClimateWorks Foundation, a $1B+ global philanthropic network focused on energy and land use policy in the U.S., China, India, Latin America and the European Union.  

Mark earlier served as The Nature Conservancy’s Chief Conservation Programs Officer, overseeing all country programs in North America, Latin America, Africa, Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region. Mark also has served as TNC’s Director of Global Priorities, Director of the California Program and Director of the Colorado Program. He began his TNC career in 1992 as Director of TNC’s Upper Colorado River Project.

Mark earned both his J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Virginia and his B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College. Mark has served on numerous boards, most recently including the Energy Foundation (U.S. and China) and Allotrope Partners. He also has served on the boards of the European Climate Foundation, the International Council on Clean Transportation, the Climate and Land Use Alliance, the Institute for Industrial Productivity, and Bio-Logical Capital, LLC.