Daniela Raik, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Conservation Officer
Daniela directs the organization’s efforts to maximize nature as a climate solution, expand ocean conservation and advance models of sustainable development that maintain nature while generating benefits for people. Prior to this role, she served as senior vice president of Conservation International’s Americas program, overseeing key strategic initiatives in Amazonia, the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and Conservation International’s Water & Cities program in Bogotá, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.
Daniela has worked at Conservation International for 17 years. During that time, she has served as managing director of the Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, as well as vice president of field program management, supporting the 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 Corp assignment in Madagascar. She has a doctorate and master’s degree in natural resources from Cornell University, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from New York University.
Daniela directs the organization’s efforts to maximize nature as a climate solution, expand ocean conservation and advance models of sustainable development that maintain nature while generating benefits for people. Prior to this role, she served as senior vice president of Conservation International’s Americas program, overseeing key strategic initiatives in Amazonia, the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and Conservation International’s Water & Cities program in Bogotá, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.
Daniela has worked at Conservation International for 17 years. During that time, she has served as managing director of the Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, as well as vice president of field program management, supporting the 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 Corp assignment in Madagascar. She has a doctorate and master’s degree in natural resources from Cornell University, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from New York University.