Director, Policy & External Affairs, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Caitlin leads TIG’s work on policy initiatives focused on the role of responsible forestry in delivering positive outcomes for people and nature. She is responsible for managing the firm’s participation in external standard-setting processes and related forums and advising on environmental policy and performance. Caitlin previously worked as a senior fellow at The Nature Conservancy, working on the development and delivery of nature-based solutions strategies. Prior to TNC she led Western Hemisphere operations for Singapore-based consulting, auditing, and technology firm Double Helix Tracking Technologies. In that role and prior to it at the World Resources Institute, she developed technology and strategy in public-private partnerships to address illegal logging and associated trade. She has served as a technical expert on a number of working groups and advisory committees related to land use, carbon accounting, forest management, forest certification, and deforestation-related commodity sourcing.