Guest Speakers

Mark Tercek, CEO, The Nature Conservancy Mark joined The Nature Conservancy in 2008 and has served as a member of the Commission on Climate and Tropical Forests and the Council on Foreign Relations Climate Change Task Force. He was a contributing author to the book Carbon Finance: Investing in Forests and Land for Climate Protection, published in 2009 by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Mark was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he played a key role in developing the firm’s environmental strategy.

Terri Lee Freeman, President, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region Terri has been the President of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region for the past 13 years and is responsible for furthering the mission of The Community Foundation to strengthen the metropolitan Washington region by encouraging and promoting effective giving and demonstrating leadership on critical community issues. Under Terri's leadership, the Foundation’s assets have grown six-fold since 1996 establishing the Foundation as the largest local grant maker in the metropolitan Washington region, and one of the top fifty foundations nationwide.

Wayne Pacelle, CEO, The Humane Society of the United States During Wayne's tenure he has spurred major growth for the organization, which is now the nation's largest animal protection organization with 11 million members and constituents, annual revenue of $135 million, and assets of more than $200 million. The growth has partly been achieved through successful mergers with other animal protection organizations. Among other initiatives, he has created the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, after the formerly named Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights was brought into the HSUS family.

Moderator

Richard Newman, Partner, Arent Fox
Richard is co-chair of Arent Fox's public finance practice and represents non-profits, including the National Geographic Society and NPR, in tax, real estate and finance matters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and he has practiced in the District for 30 years.