Daniel R. Katz

Daniel R. Katz, "is the Senior Advisor at The Overbrook Foundation where he directs the Foundation’s environmental giving in the areas of international biodiversity and sustainable consumption and production. He is the Board Chair and former executive director (1986-2000) of the Rainforest Alliance, an organization he co-founded in 1986 at the age of 24. The Rainforest Alliance is best known for creating independent third-party certification in forestry (SmartWood), agriculture and tourism. A former Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellow, Mr. Katz serves as a consultant, adviser and board member of several other organizations, including the People for the American Way Foundation, the Gibson Guitar Foundation, World Parks, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations." [1]

External links

• "Rainforest Alliance Board of Directors", (Biographical note), Undated, Accessed June 2007.