Jeffrey Parrish is the global managing director for protect oceans, lands and water, at The Nature Conservancy. Parrish is responsible for TNC’s vision, ambition, and direction on efforts across geographies to protect terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biodiversity. In his role, he is an organizational champion for protected areas and TNC’s work with communities and Indigenous people and local communities to ensure expanded protection, management, resiliency, and durability of nature on a warmer and more crowded planet.