Wes Sechrest

Dr. Sechrest co-founded Re:wild, where he is CEO, and Board Chair. He leads Re:wild’s efforts to use nature-based solutions to address the interconnected biodiversity, climate, and human wellbeing crises.

Dr. Sechrest has a background in conservation biology, including work on threatened species, ecosystem conservation, zoology, protected areas, biodiversity patterns and processes, natural history, environmental science, and applied conservation science. He is an expert on global biodiversity conservation and is extensively involved in advancing on-the-ground conservation efforts for endangered species and ecosystems. He has coauthored numerous scientific papers in leading journals including Science, Nature, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.