Board of Directors and National Council
WWF is committed to best practices in governance, accountability, and transparency. At the heart of our organization's initiatives and strategic decisions are the dedicated individuals who make up our Board of Directors and National Council. Together, they bring a wealth of experience, diverse perspectives, and shared passion for conservation and sustainability.
Board of Directors
Board Policy Statement
Composed of leaders from the scientific, conservation and business communities, the WWF board of directors exercises overall responsibility for the policies, programs and direction of World Wildlife Fund and provides advice and counsel on a broad range of policy and operational matters. The composition of the board, whose members are elected for three-year terms, is chosen to reflect a broad range of scientific and other expertise, with all members having a strong and demonstrated commitment to nature conservation. Board members observe and annually sign WWF's conflict of interest policy.
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President
Carter Roberts
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Co-chair
Yolanda Kakabadse
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Co-chair
Sanjeev Mehra
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Vice Chair
Robert Litterman
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Secretary
Shelly Lazarus
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Treasurer
Lawrence H. Linden
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T. A. Barron
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Virginia Busch
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Gerald M. Butts
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Tammy Crown
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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Urs Hölzle
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Uzodinma Iweala
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Kathleen McLaughlin
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Luis Alberto Moreno
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Iris Mwanza
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Amanda Paulson
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Vincent S. Pérez, Jr.
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Clara Lee Pratte
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Carolina Schmidt Zaldívar
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Toddi A. Steelman
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Lauren Tyler
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Jeffrey Ubben
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Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck
National Council
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Chair
Virginia Busch
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Vice Chair
Gail Evans Eyler
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Vice Chair
Victor Parker
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Ashley Melisse Abess
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Lee Adrean
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Vignesh Aier
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Fabiola Arredondo
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Uzoma Ayogu
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Mary Barley
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Carey Winn Benham
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Eric Berman
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Kiran Bhatraju
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Aurin Bhattacharjee
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The Honorable Robert Blake
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Laura Holson Boswerger
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Barbara Bowman
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Antoinette Brewster
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Amanda Brotman
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Carmen Busquets
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Julia Cardozo
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Lacy Caruthers
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Megan Reilly Cayten
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Kirsten Chapman
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Richard Chow
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J. H. Cullum Clark
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Leslie Coolidge
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Sally Cole
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Philippe Cousteau
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Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
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Melissa Shackleton Dann
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Brenda S. Davis
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Josie Elizabeth Davis
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Ruth DeFries
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Jared Diamond
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Mary Diorio
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The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd
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Santiago Dunn
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Rebecca Eisen
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Cynthia Eisenberg
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Exequiel Ezcurra
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Christopher B. Field
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Lara Fitch
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John B. Ford
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Lloyd Gerry
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Abigail Field Gerry
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Alice Gillaroo
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Hanne Grantham
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Jeremy Grantham
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Michael Grealish
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Katherine Eckert Grunder
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Rashmi Gupta
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Jason Haggins
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Matthew Harris
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Susan Cook Hoganson
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Lixin Huang
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James Iker
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Susan K. Ing
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Jeremy Jackson
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Shék Jain
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Ticora V. Jones
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Susan Jorgensen
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Donald Kanak
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Jamee Field Kane
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Don Karl
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Karen Garver Karl
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Charles Katz Jr.
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Anne Keiser
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William T. Lake
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Winnie Lam
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Frans Lanting
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Ted Lazarus
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Wendy Lee
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Elizabeth L. Littlefield
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Kevin Malone
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Barbara Manocherian
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Laurie McBride
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Thomas McInerney
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Elisabeth Meeker
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Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov
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Diane Denman Moxness
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Naseem Munshi
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Jocelyn Nebenzahl
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Cheryl Olseth
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Julie Packard
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Perk Perkins
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Kyle Philipp
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Michael Philipp
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Trent Philipp
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Mayari Pritzker
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Joe Proto
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Smita Proto
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Singer Rankin
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Elizabeth B. Reilly
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Dame Alison Richard
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Marie Ridder
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Rick Ridgeway
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Margaret Nebenzahl Rose
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Richard Rosen
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Emily Train Rowan
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Elizabeth Sall
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English Grey Sall
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John Sall
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Shari Sant
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Dan Sarles
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Julie Scardina
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Gia Schneider
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Alan Seelenfreund
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Aniket Shah
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Shalini Sharp
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Susan Sherman
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Wenona T. Singel
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Brian Skerry
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The Honorable Abraham Sofaer
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Sue Scott Stanley
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Louise Stephens
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Gregory L. Summe
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Ian Swedish
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Sarah (Sally) Timpson
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C. Bowdoin Train
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Errol C. Train
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Joel Treisman
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Jennifer Vogel
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Donald Wagoner
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Karen W. Wagoner
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Judith A. Waterman
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David S. Wilcove
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Rae Wynn-Grant
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Sharon Youngblood
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Conner Youngblood