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Mariam Kenza Ali

Investor

Head of Nature and People Sub-Programme, Environment Programme at Oak Foundation

Switzerland

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Stephen BluesteinunlockedMariam: together at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (2021–2024)
×8Mariam: together at Smith College
×3Mariam: together at UNHCR

About

Mariam Kenza Ali is Head of Nature and People at the Oak Foundation, where she oversees global grantmaking portfolios focused on natural resource management and climate action. Her career spans environmental and climate philanthropy in the US and Europe, international NGOs, and multilateral processes, including prior work at the Packard Foundation, where she developed a $30 million transnational climate and forests strategy and co-created a community-based grassroots organising program. She previously led IUCN's World Heritage Outlook, an assessment of more than 250 natural World Heritage Sites, and her areas of focus include multilateral environmental agreements, protected area policy, biodiversity conservation, and renewable energy policy.

Experience

  1. Oak FoundationHead of Nature and Peoplecurrent2024 — presentGeneva, Switzerland
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationGlobal Climate Program Officer2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationClimate Program Officer2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Ramsar Convention on WetlandsManager, Culture and Livelihoods2015 — 2018Gland, Switzerland
  5. Advanced Development InternationalConsultant2014 — 2015Geneva
  6. IUCNTeam Leader, World Heritage Conservation2009 — 2013Gland, Switzerland
  7. RSPBEnvironmental Planning Policy Officer2007 — 2009Sandy, UK
  8. EnviroCentreEcological Consultant2006 — 2007Glasgow, Scotland
  9. UNHCRIntern, Environment Unit2006Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  10. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Junior Professional Associate, External Relations2005Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Skills & more

Capacity Building5International Development7NGOs6Biodiversity14Environmental Education3Sustainable Development17Climate Change14Environmental Policy12Natural Resource Management10Conservation Issues11Natural Resources2Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)1

Languages English · French · Spanish

  • Art of Leadership — Rockwood Leadership Institute

From Mariam's professional profile.

Colleagues at Oak Foundation

Adrian Arena
Director, International Human Rights Programme at Oak Foundation
Adriana Craciun
Senior Adviser, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Alice Gentile
Adviser – Safeguarding and Organisational Development, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Ben Gilpin
Head of Zimbabwe office at Oak Foundation
Brian Robson
Director, Housing and Homelessness Programme at Oak Foundation
Brigette De Lay
Director, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme at Oak Foundation
Cheryl Chang
Chief of Staff, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Douglas Griffiths
President at Oak Foundation

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mariam Kenza Ali?
Mariam Kenza Ali is Head of Nature and People at the Oak Foundation, where she oversees global grantmaking portfolios focused on natural resource management and climate action. Her career spans environmental and climate philanthropy in the US and Europe, international NGOs, and multilateral processes, including prior work at the Packard Foundation, where she developed a $30 million transnational climate and forests strategy and co-created a community-based grassroots organising program. She previously led IUCN's World Heritage Outlook, an assessment of more than 250 natural World Heritage Sites, and her areas of focus include multilateral environmental agreements, protected area policy, biodiversity conservation, and renewable energy policy.
Where does Mariam Kenza Ali work?
Mariam Kenza Ali is Head of Nature and People Sub-Programme, Environment Programme at Oak Foundation.
Where did Mariam Kenza Ali go to school?
Mariam Kenza Ali studied at Imperial College London (Master of Science (MSc) Environmental Technology, Ecological Management, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology); Smith College (Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology and Anthropology).

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Shared employers

Also worked at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation1

Stephen BluesteinPartner, Primary Investments at Adams Street Partners