Daniela Raik, Ph.D.
Chief Conservation Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer
Daniela also serves as the organization’s interim chief executive officer.
Daniela directs the organization’s efforts to maximize nature as a climate solution, expand ocean conservation and advance regenerative economies that maintain nature while generating benefits for people. Prior to this role, she served as executive vice president of Conservation International’s field programs.
Daniela has worked at Conservation International for 19 years. During that time, she has served as senior vice president of the Americas program, managing director of the Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, as well as vice president of field program management, supporting operations and delivery of the organization’s field divisions. She was instrumental in developing the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa, an African-led initiative that provides a new model for sustainable development on the continent.
Daniela has spent two decades in conservation, natural resource management and sustainable development, starting with a Peace Corps assignment in Madagascar. She chairs the Board of Directors of the Conservation Strategy Fund and serves on the steering councils of the Blue Nature Alliance, the Blue Carbon+ Initiative and the Debt 4 Nature Coalition. She has doctorate and master’s degrees in natural resources from Cornell University, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from New York University.
Daniela also serves as the organization’s interim chief executive officer.
Daniela directs the organization’s efforts to maximize nature as a climate solution, expand ocean conservation and advance regenerative economies that maintain nature while generating benefits for people. Prior to this role, she served as executive vice president of Conservation International’s field programs.
Daniela has worked at Conservation International for 19 years. During that time, she has served as senior vice president of the Americas program, managing director of the Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, as well as vice president of field program management, supporting operations and delivery of the organization’s field divisions. She was instrumental in developing the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa, an African-led initiative that provides a new model for sustainable development on the continent.
Daniela has spent two decades in conservation, natural resource management and sustainable development, starting with a Peace Corps assignment in Madagascar. She chairs the Board of Directors of the Conservation Strategy Fund and serves on the steering councils of the Blue Nature Alliance, the Blue Carbon+ Initiative and the Debt 4 Nature Coalition. She has doctorate and master’s degrees in natural resources from Cornell University, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from New York University.