Emily Averna
InvestorAssociate Director, Land Restoration at Bezos Earth Fund
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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203 people in our graph share verified history with Emily — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Experience
- Bezos Earth FundAssociate Director, Landscape Restorationcurrent2024 — present
- Bezos Earth FundProgram Officer, Land Restoration2022 — 2024
- Yale School of ManagementMBA2020 — 2022
- Bezos Earth FundGraduate Student Intern, Nature-based Solutions2021
- World Resources InstituteAfrican Land Restoration Initiative (AFR100)2016 — 2020
- World Resources InstituteGovernment Partnerships Liaison, Institutional Strategy and Development2012 — 2016Washington DC
Skills & more
ArcGIS4GIS1Sustainability21Program Management8Community Outreach11Environmental Awareness13Fundraising4Non-profits6Research20Statistics3Qualitative Research2Event Planning5
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Data AnalysisNonprofitsEcologyPolicy AnalysisProposal WritingEditingCommunity DevelopmentEnvironmental ScienceReport WritingGrant WritingPublic SpeakingStrategyLanguages French
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Colleagues at Bezos Earth Fund
Adrienne Schmoeker
Senior Program Officer at Bezos Earth Fund
Alex Paige
Program Associate, Energy & Innovation at Bezos Earth Fund
Alexa Kleysteuber
Associate Director, Materials and Manufacturing Innovation at Bezos Earth Fund
Ally Friedman
Program Officer, Energy and Industry at Bezos Earth Fund
Amanda Eichel
Director, Equitable Urban Solutions at Bezos Earth Fund
Andy Jarvis
Director of Future of Food at Bezos Earth Fund
Anna Hedlund
Program Engagement Manager at Bezos Earth Fund
Anne Joachim
Finance & Accounting at LEAD
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emily Averna?
- Associate Director, Land Restoration at Bezos Earth Fund
- Where does Emily Averna work?
- Emily Averna is Associate Director, Land Restoration at Bezos Earth Fund.
- Where did Emily Averna go to school?
- Emily Averna studied at Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies); Duke University (Ecology and Conservation).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bezos Earth Fund22
Tom TaylorPresident and CEO at Bezos Earth FundAdrienne SchmoekerSenior Program Officer at Bezos Earth FundAlexa KleysteuberAssociate Director, Materials and Manufacturing Innovation at Bezos Earth FundAlex PaigeProgram Associate, Energy & Innovation at Bezos Earth FundAlly FriedmanProgram Officer, Energy and Industry at Bezos Earth FundAndy JarvisDirector of Future of Food at Bezos Earth Fund
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Also worked at World Resources Institute16
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