Lorenzo Rosenzweig

Lorenzo J. de Rosenzweig Pasquel has 28 years of experience in the environmental field. He has a B.S. degree in Biochemistry and Engineering from the Monterrey Technological Institute (ITESM) and a Master in Science degree in Marine Biology and Seafood Technology from Oregon State University.

As executive director of the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (a $110 million USD endowment Conservation Trust Fund), he has acquired extensive experience in fundraising and the execution of capital campaigns, and the operation and funding of biodiversity conservation, environmental research and capacity building projects. He has also contributed to the design and incorporation of learning and practice networks for the National Environmental Funds of Latin America and the Caribbean (RedLAC) and three additional communities of practice in fire management and prevention, protected areas and marine conservation.

He is a member of several boards and advisory councils, including New Ventures México, the Conservation Finance Alliance Executive Committee, The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), The Mesoamerican Reef Fund, The Healthy Reefs Initiative, The Fund for Communication and Environmental Education and the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Conservation and Exploration Fund.

He has contributed to more than 20 books and capacity building tools. He has also participated in more than a dozen technical guides, as an illustrator and wildlife photographer.