Carter Ingram

Executive Director, Pollination Group

Carter has 20 years of experience at the forefront of nature conservation and rural development in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the United States. Prior to joining Pollination, Carter was a Senior Manager in EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice where she advised food, fiber and agriculture businesses in designing and implementing sustainability strategies, programs, and impact measurement frameworks, with a focus on natural capital.

Carter’s previous experiences include leading the Ecosystem Services program and the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) for the Wildlife Conservation Society. Carter completed a Post-doctoral fellowship at the Earth Institute of Columbia University and an M.Sc. and D.Phil. from the School of Geography and the Environment of Oxford University. She has co-edited two books and written over 60 articles, reports and publications on natural resource management, climate change, and economic development. She is an Adjunct Professor in the School for Foreign Service at Georgetown University and serves on the SNAPP Science Advisory Council, the Technical Advisory Council for the UNDP Equator Initiative, served on the International Working Group for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, and recently co-led a USG working group on Natural Capital Accounting in the United States.