Caitlin Clarke

Director of Policy and External Affairs, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group

Caitlin represents TIG in civil society, multistakeholder, and industry initiatives focused on the role of responsible forestry in delivering climate-positive results. She is responsible for managing the firm’s participation in external standard-setting processes and related forums and advising on climate policy and performance. Caitlin previously worked as a senior fellow at The Nature Conservancy, working on the development and delivery of natural climate 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, certification, and deforestation-related commodity sourcing.