David Brand is the Founder, Chair and CEO of New Forests. Founded in 2005, New Forests is an institutional investment manager offering leading-edge strategies in forestry, land management, and conservation with more than USD 4 billion in assets under management across the US, Australia, New Zealand and SE Asia. Previously, from 2000-2005, David managed investment programs at Hancock Natural Resources Group (HNRG). Prior to joining HNRG, David was the Executive General Manager of State Forests of NSW where he led pioneering transactions in the commercial development of environmental markets. From 1985-1995 David worked with the Canadian Department of Forests as a scientist, director of scientific programs, and ultimately as national Director-General of Science and Sustainable Development. He serves on the Board of the Washington, DC-based NGO Forest Trends and on the Board of Bangkok-based IGO, The Centre for People and Forests. He has been a member of the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum, and has participated in multiple international fora on climate change, sustainable development and forest conservation. David has a PhD from the Univ. of British Columbia and a B. Sc. in Forestry from the Univ. of Toronto in Canada.