Fauna & Flora USA

Diane E. Alfano stepped down as CEO of Institutional Investor in June 2021 after having joined the company in 1984. A premier global media company, Institutional Investor cover the financial services industry, with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Santa Monica. Institutional Investor has over 20 publications including Institutional Investor, Alpha, The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Retirement, and Global Money Management, as well as research and data services, 17 membership institutes, numerous conferences and events serving the asset management industry globally, and an online community of asset allocators representing the largest investing institutions worldwide. Diane was the first woman to serve on the Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC Board when she was an Executive Director from 2000 until January 2016. Prior to joining Institutional Investor, Diane was an Account Executive with the Burroughs Corporation. Diane is a graduate of Tufts University in Boston with a B.A. in both French and Political Science and she also studied at La Sorbonne and the Institut d’Etudes des Politiques (Sciences-Po) in Paris. She joined the Board in 2016 and was appointed Interim Chair in December 2024.

Lorenzo Nogales is a private markets investor and is currently a Managing Director at a family office based in Washington D.C. He has extensive experience gained over 22 years investing in privately held companies and private investment funds spanning venture, growth and buyouts globally. Lorenzo has lived and invested in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Prior to his role as an investor with he worked for Rio Tinto in Seville (Spain) and Namibia. His longstanding interest in conservation and the natural world was spurred by a year of volunteer work with the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, which involved various projects across that country. He has a B.Sc. in Geology & Geophysics, an M.Sc in Engineering Geology from Durham University (UK) and an MBA from INSEAD.

Sara Andersen graduated with a BA in Business Administration from Boston University and is now pursuing her Masters in Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

She spent her early career in Climate Philanthropy at the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) before moving into corporate sustainability at IKANO Group.

She cares deeply about nature and is passionate about pursuing a post-MBA career in sustainability and climate. Sara was appointed to the board in May 2024.

Millie Kerr is a multimedia journalist focused on wildlife conservation. A former lawyer, Millie has written magazine and newspaper articles for a wide range of publications, among them The Economist, National Geographic Traveller, Popular Science and The New York Times. Her first book--a middle grade novel about British wildlife--was published in 2020, and Bloomsbury is publishing her first work of non-fiction in 2022. "Wilder" spotlights global rewilding projects and will be released as a popular science title. Numerous global conservation NGOs have hired Millie (as an employee or consultant) to provide communications support. Before leaving law, Millie spent two years in private practice and another working for a federal agency. She has a B.A. in history from Wake Forest University, a J.D. in law from The University of Texas, and an MPhil in conservation leadership from Cambridge.

Tola St. Matthew-Daniel is a collaborative and results-driven reputation strategic and communications leader with a track record of helping clients shape, protect, and elevate their brands and reputation over the last two decades.

As Executive Vice President at Freuds, an elite, mission-drive strategic communications agency (largest industry certified B Corp), she led US business operations while also providing senior client counsel to a diverse mix of global clients over the last five years. Currently, she works with the group on a flexible basis while she pursues other opportunities within the firm, specifically strengthening Freuds’ global Goals House offering by optimizing opportunities for the community, establishing partnerships and identifying strategic growth opportunities. An impassioned champion of the UN Global Goals, Tola has managed several international projects connecting people, planet, and prosperity. Through Freuds’ Goals House platform, she also drives global activations at key forums such as Davos, UN General Assembly, Cannes, SXSW, COP, CHOGM and others, bringing together thought leaders and influencers from industry, government, academia, business, culture, civil society, and the media to achieve the 2030 agenda.

Tola earned a B.A. in Corporate Communications and English Literature from Drexel University and holds a Master of Public Affairs from Sciences Po Paris, L’institut d’etudes politiques (IEP) de Paris. A global citizen by nature and nurture, she has also lived, studied and worked on three continents – Africa, Europe and North America – visiting more than 80 countries.

Tola was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2022, also becoming a member of the Council of Trustees of Fauna & Flora in the UK in 2023.

Rayne is a climate technologist, legal scholar, and recognized “leader saving our planet” working on accelerating investment for biodiversity, equitable artificial intelligence, island innovations, and ocean solutions. He is the founder of SEASTORIA, a platform dedicated to driving a nature-positive economy, underpinned by regenerative Indigenous science.

In international climate policy, Rayne served as the United Nations Youth4Climate Delegate for the United States, co-chaired the Youth Policy Advisory Council at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and advised the Government of Palau on oceans and innovation during COP27 and COP28. He is also a member of the TED Vision Council.

Rayne has worked at Google X supporting breakthrough climate and ocean tech for planetary impact. Additionally, he sits on the Board of Advisors for Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society, where he also co-developed the DEI initiative and managed industry partnerships.

At Stanford University, Rayne supported the Doerr School of Sustainability in high-level government partnership meetings, worked on privacy and AI-remote sensing at the Stanford Law RegLab, and researched climate AI as a fellow at the Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

He holds a JD from Stanford Law School, a Master of Science from the University of Oxford, and a BA from Georgetown University. Rayne was appointed to the board in May 2024.