Marisa Meizlish
Director, New Forests Advisory Inc.
Marisa Meizlish develops strategies for commercializing environmental assets and transacting in environmental markets. She has extensive knowledge of voluntary and regulated carbon markets and is working on pioneering biodiversity transactions for advisory and asset management clients. Working with a global client base of NGOs, government agencies and the private sector, Marisa's recent work has focused on investment theses for avoided deforestation transactions in international emissions trading markets and analyzing environmental market opportunities for land-based investments. Previous work includes roles as a research project manager for Environment Business Australia, public relations management and journalism. Marisa has a Bachelor of Science, Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts, Political Science from Northwestern University in Chicago and a Master of Environmental Management from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.