• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Jennifer Morris

The Nature Conservancy

Chief Executive Officer

As Conservation International’s President, Jennifer Morris draws on decades of experience in conservation and economic development to ensure the organization’s programs deliver the best impact possible.

Jennifer started at conservation International with the conservation enterprise team and, over the next 3 decades, took on leadership of various programs investing millions in conservation, protecting ecosystems and providing sustainable livelihoods to local people. She rose to be the organization’s chief operating officer and led the organization through significant growth in budget and staff.

Today, Jennifer serves as President. She oversees all of Conservation International’s programs across 29 countries and more than 600 million hectares of protected land. She leads the more than 1,000 scientists, policy experts and passionate conservation professionals implementing cutting-edge initiatives and working with more than 2,000 diverse partners – from indigenous communities to multinational corporations. She serves on the boards of several organizations and is a frequent presenter at international conferences, corporate events and universities on issues related to conservation finance, corporate engagement and climate change and women’s leadership.

Jennifer lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and daughter. ​

Sessions With Jennifer Morris

Thursday, 12 March

  • 12:30pm - 01:20pm (CST) / -

    Nature-based Solutions: Answer to carbon mitigation?
    Climate & Sustainability Clean Tech

    The energy transition is putting companies under intense pressure to reduce carbon emissions, so many players are looking for innovative ways to cut back on their businesses’ emissions. Natural solutions, including innovative shifts in reforestation, agricultural practice, and mangrove conservation, are helping to mitigate carbon footprints from energy production and consumption, while promoting a healthy, biodiverse ecosystem. What is the carbon-mitigation potential and cost? How do nature-based solutions connect to new climate policy targets to achieve net zero emissions? How can energy companies develop nature-based, non-energy assets?