Neel Inamdar

"The former fund manager for Conservation International’s Verde Ventures Fund, Neel is now working with 50in10 and others to address the challenges of facilitating conservation financing at scale for sustainable fisheries in priority geographies."

Neel Inamdar "has more than 20 years experience developing, financing, operating and marketing hospitality projects in East Africa and the US, including 300-bed all-inclusive resorts, 15-bed luxury safari camps and community ecolodges. He has worked closely with some of the world’s largest international conservation organizations, community groups and corporations to bridge the gap between tourism and conservation in some of the poorest, yet bio-diversely rich regions of the world. At Conservation International, Neel has successfully led the restructuring of the ecotourism program, and is currently leading the program as it integrates a strategic and holistic approach to tourism and conservation in a number of international destinations. He is also a former Executive Director of the Turtle Bay Beach Resort and the African Conservation Centre in Kenya. Languages: English, Kiswahili and French."

• Executive Board, Sustainable Travel International