John Finisdore works with WRI’s Ecosystem Services Review team and its corporate partners to develop strategies, policies and new markets for ecosystems services. He is coauthor of the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review and is working on various valuation and agriculture initiatives.

Prior to joining WRI, he spent several years in Central America, Indonesia and the South Pacific where he worked in economic development and the environment. His sector portfolios include conservation, poverty reduction, small enterprise development, value chain enhancement, and agriculture. In these capacities he has developed partnerships with several Fortune 500 firms.