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Bill Ulfelder

Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy

Working at the intersection of nature, infrastructure, and risk to advance a livable climate, healthy communities, and thriving ecosystems.

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Nature-Based Solutions Climate Resilience Biodiversity Watershed Management Conservation Strategy Corporate Risk Management

About

Bill Ulfelder is Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in New York, where he works at the intersection of nature, infrastructure, and risk in one of the most complex economic environments in the world to deliver on the organization's vision of a world with a livable climate, healthy communities, and thriving nature. He leads efforts to use science and policy to help communities and businesses navigate flooding, heat, water, and other climate-driven challenges.

Articles by Bill Ulfelder

February 24, 2026 Why Investing in Nature is Becoming a Business Necessity Restored wetlands, urban tree canopy, and healthier watersheds are increasingly functioning as basic infrastructure for resilience — not corporate social responsibility. As climate stress turns into operational risk, companies are treating nature-based investments as core risk management, not optional environmental work.

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