Carlos Quintela

As manager of strategic planning and finance at WWF-US, Carlos works with partner organizations to develop detailed conservation plans, financial models, and financing mechanisms to secure long-term funding for protected area systems and other area-based conservation programs, especially using the Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) model.

Before joining WWF, Carlos worked in the water initiative at Forest Trends, supporting global efforts to scale up investments in watershed services and green infrastructure. Before that, he managed USAID-funded projects in Latin America that supported local livelihoods and payment for ecosystem services mechanisms. Carlos has a master’s degree in global environmental policy from American University, where he focused on watershed governance and ecosystem services, and studied for six months in Colombia.

Education

• MA, Global Environmental Policy, American University
• BA, Government and Environmental Policy, The College of William and Mary

Areas of Expertise

• Project design and planning
• Conservation finance