Darryl Vhugen

Independent land tenure professional dedicated to helping companies, investors, governmentsand communities achieve socially responsible and financially sustainable investments in and governance of land and natural resources. Experience working with developing country governments, NGOs, investors, companies and communities to protect and strengthen the land rights of the rural poor in the context of large-scale land-based investments and climate change. Previously, played key role at Landesa in work on large-scale land-based investments, led the organization's work in Myanmar and provided legal and policy analysis to address land rights and climate change challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, India and China. Before that, served as Landesa's first State Director for Andhra Pradesh, India. Spent 25 years in private practice as an international and domestic business lawyer and litigator, advising foreign and domestic clients in a broad range of business matters. Field experience in Japan, Cambodia, the Philippines, Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Mexico, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Liberia, Mongolia and Sierra Leone.