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Ben Goldsmith (Virtual)

Founder and CEO of Menhaden Capital PLC

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Ben Goldsmith (Virtual)

Ben Goldsmith has been a pioneer in the field of green investment, as well as a leading light in the rewilding movement in Britain and Europe. A lifelong environmentalist, investor and philanthropist, he is the founder and CEO of Menhaden Plc, a UK-listed investment company that invests in businesses and opportunities that deliver or benefit from the efficient use of energy and resources.

He is a Trustee of one of the world’s largest climate-change focused philanthropic fund, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and also chairs the Goldsmith’s family’s JMG Foundation, which funds campaigning and advocacy work on environmental issues.

Ben is an active board member on many environmental organisations including the Board of the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); WHEB Asset Management, one of Europe’s leading sustainability-focused fund management businesses, which he co-founded and built; he also co-founded and is a strategic advisor of the Environmental Funders Network (EFN), and is the Chair of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN).

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Read more about Ben’s story in his 2023 book  ‘God is an Octopus’, a powerful and inspiring memoir that tells his story of finding comfort and strength in nature after suffering loss and despair.

Listen to Ben Goldsmith’s podcast as he speaks to some of the most influential people behind the most exciting and dramatic rewilding projects across the globe.

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