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Delivering nature-positive outcomes for everyone
Our mission: capital markets that work for nature.
Through our innovative use of AI and geospatial data, NatureAlpha integrates nature risk into mainstream capital allocation decision.
Ensuring that investments have a net-positive impact on the environment.
Our mission is driven by the recognition that nature degradation poses a systemic risk to economic stability.
With an estimated $44 trillion of economic value threatened by biodiversity declines and ecosystem collapse.
NatureAlpha is redefining how natural world risks are measured and managed.
Striving for a global economy where every dollar invested supports nature-positive outcomes.
More about our business and mission
NatureAlpha empowers responsible investment in nature and biodiversity protection
A team of global experts with deep experience
From technology and AI, to analytics and strategy, to data science and ecology, our team (many are PHD’s) are a natural fit to grow our business.
Nick Hough-Robbins
Chief Executive Officer
Under Nick’s leadership NatureAlpha is advancing how financial institutions understand and manage nature-related risk. Since joining the company, Nick has led the go-to-market strategy, expanded AI capabilities, and overseen successful fundraising. Positioning NatureAlpha at the forefront of nature risk intelligence. Nick holds an MBA from Oxford’s Saïd BusinessSchool.
Dr Vian Sharif
Founder & President
As the founder & President of NatureAlpha, Vian has extensive experience, specialising in the intersection of nature, finance, and technology. Vian advises on global nature-related initiatives to industry bodies such as TNFD and UKSIF. With a PhD in Environmental Behaviour Change, Vian is also an ambassador for HM King Charles’ Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA).
Jasper Hajonides, PhD
Head of Data Science
Jasper combines a neuroscience background (Amsterdam, Princeton, Oxford) with extensive data science experience, driving data strategies that leverage a large variety of data—from structured time series to generative AI models. He passionately follows the latest waves of technological innovation around LLMs and creatively uses algorithms to tackle complex challenges.
Craig Hamilton
Chief Operating Officer
Craig’s career has been defined by a deep understanding of InformationTechnology and its effective delivery. As Chief Operating Officer atNatureAlpha, he is committed to operational excellence, and he brings diverse perspectives to NatureAlpha's mission, aligning his entrepreneurial spirit and technical acumen with our culture of innovation.
Laura Segafredo PhD
Chief Growth Officer
Seasoned climate expert with two decades of leadership experience across the energy sector, academia, philanthropy and finance, including as an investor at BlackRock. Advisor to a fintech/agtech startup, and an early-stage climate resilience venture fund. Post-growth think tank Board member and a professor at Columbia University.
Rafael Camargo
Head of Geospatial Engineering
Raf is passionate about turning complex geospatial nature data into actionable insights through granular, accurate, and scalable assessments of nature-related risk. At NatureAlpha, he is dedicated to developing intuitive tools that help businesses and investors assess local nature-related impacts, dependencies and opportunities across their portfolios and value chains.
Adomas Puzelevicius
Senior Data Engineer
Adomas brings a blend of technical and strategic thinking to innovation in product and data systems. With a passion for sustainable solutions and emerging technologies, he contributes to NatureAlpha's mission of harnessing data to drive commercially valuable and environmentally conscious outcomes across industries.
Liesl van de Vyver Blackman
Head of Policy Analysis
Liesl is an experienced policy analyst, specifically focussed on understanding the scientific principles behind nature and their implementation into financial frameworks and policy. Liesl pioneered our Unmanaged Risk module which quantifies the presence and/or quality of biodiversity policies for use in financial risk management.
Valerie Song
AI Engineer
Valerie specializes in building LLM-backed applications that uncover valuable insights from large, complex datasets. She is an expert in creating intelligent systems that enable efficient decision-making and knowledge discovery. With a passion for sustainability, she is dedicated to using AI to drive innovative solutions for the sustainability sector.
Margot van Laar
AI Engineer
Margot is an experienced AI engineer specializing in deploying generative AI models to drive business value. At NatureAlpha, she develops advanced large-scale data extraction systems using NLP and AI, with a strong focus on building robust testing frameworks to ensure data reliability to support informed financial decision-making.
Chris Hartshorn PhD
Chief Commercial Officer
Chris is passionate about driving and accelerating the commercialisation of impactful and important ideas, he specialises in connecting innovators with industry adopters across corporate, startup, and government sectors. Advancing the influence of emerging technologies across diverse industries, he translates innovation into real-world application.
“The quality of our team determines the quality of our business. We believe that through the highest standards in people, we can achieve the best outcomes for our clients. Many of our team are PHD’s with extensive and expert knowledge in their fields. But beyond that, they’re just cool, lovely people.”
Nick Hough-Robbins
CEO, NatureAlpha