Jeffrey Leonard

President & CEO, Global Environmental Fund Chairman, Global Environment Fund

Leonard has been President and Chief Executive Officer of GEF Management Corporation since 1989. Leonard serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of Global Environment Fund (GEF) and Global Environment Fund III, L.P. He has extensive experience in international private equity and project finance investments, and advanced technology investments in the energy, environmental, applications software, intelligent systems engineering, biological and medical fields. Prior to founding GEF, Leonard was involved with international finance agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations throughout Latin America, Asia, and Africa.