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John Tobin is a corporate lawyer and tropical ecologist with decades of experience in the finance industry. His career in finance transitioned towards the growing area of corporate sustainability, where he became the managing director and global head of sustainability at Credit Suisse. In this position, he pioneered a variety of initiatives and policies aimed at improving environmental and social risk management in the banking industry, addressing the growing demand for sustainable investment products and services. In 2016, he transitioned to a faculty position at Cornell University, where he teaches corporate sustainability and environmental finance to undergraduate and graduate students in business and public affairs. His research focuses on the use of financial tools to generate non-financial returns in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Tobin consults widely on matters of sustainability strategy, reporting, disclosure, environmental social risk management, stakeholder relations, and reputational risk for financial institutions, corporates, and civil society organizations. He actively engages with industry and civil society to develop financial solutions for sustainability problems, serving as the chair of the board of directors of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, United States (IUCN-US) and as a co-founder of the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC). Tobin has extensive leadership and governance experience at the board level, particularly in the areas of environment, science, and education.
Department of Architecture