David Rankin supports innovation for the world by Jive Talking

Episode 12: David Rankin is Executive Director at the Great Lakes Protection Fund (http://glpf.org), the nation’s first ecosystem endowment. He is responsible for investing the Fund’s endowment; planning and resource management; recruiting, developing and retaining top talent; and directing all of these resources to advance the Fund’s mission to find new ways to protect and restore the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Before joining the Fund, David held senior positions with The Nature Conservancy, and federal and state environmental protection agencies. He has negotiated international conservation agreements, testified as an expert witness in environmental litigation, raised funds, financed projects, led people far more skilled than he, had some important successes and made (at least) his share of mistakes. He has enjoyed nearly all of it. His degree in environmental science was earned at Miami University. The University of Chicago awarded his Master of Business Administration with High Honors. David was born in Maryland and now lives with his wife and daughter in Wilmette, Illinois. He is an avid cook, cyclist, sea kayaker and backpacker. His volunteer work includes leadership and advisory positions with impact investors, elected officials, philanthropies, and not-for-profits, and working with local schools and community groups.

__Links of interest__
Review: How Rivers Made America: https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=598
Lake Erie's personhood: https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=675

This episode's motto: "Innovation can come from anywhere and go anywhere."