Mr Olivier LANGRAND

Executive Director, Conservation International

Olivier Langrand is CEPF (Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund) Executive Director, responsible for the grant making to enable civil society groups conserve biodiversity in the world hotspots. Olivier spent three years with Island Conservation (IC) as Director of Global Affairs, responsible for IC’s engagement with governments, bi- and multi-lateral institutions and international conventions. Olivier spent 11 years with Conservation International in Cape Town and Washington DC, as Senior Vice President in charge of the Africa and Madagascar Program and as Executive Vice President responsible for the Center for Conservation and Government. Olivier holds a MSc in Zoology (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa). He is an expert on the birds of the southwest Indian Ocean islands and author of two books on the subject and dozens of scientific publications.