The Salazar Center is proud to announce that Kevin Maddaford will be joining us in Denver, Colorado for the fifth-annual International Symposium on Conservation Impact.
Kevin is the US & Canada Carbon Markets Director at The Nature Conservancy, where he provides strategic leadership and support for state chapters and Nature United (TNC’s affiliate in Canada) to develop and market high-quality carbon projects across various natural climate solutions pathways and advance the integrity of carbon markets. He works closely with TNC’s Global Carbon Markets team to coordinate implementation of TNC’s carbon strategy in support of TNC’s 2030 goals. Prior to joining TNC, Kevin spent 15 years in the private sector, managing procurement of environmental commodities on behalf of organizations and advising them on decarbonization strategies.
Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy, Kevin worked for 15 years in the private sector, leading sourcing of carbon credits and energy attribute certificates from projects around the world on behalf of voluntary market end-users and advising those organizations on strategies for the procurement and proper use of environmental commodities in their decarbonization strategies.
Kevin graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.A. in philosophy and German studies. Kevin lives in the Denver, Colorado area and enjoys hiking, snowboarding, camping and making music with family and friends.