David Brand founded New Forests in 2005 and leads the company’s investment programmes. He is a member of the board of directors and chairs its investment committees. Brand has over 40 years’ experience in forestry investment, management, science, and public policy and seeks innovative, responsible investment strategies in the forest sector and associated assets, including infrastructure, wood processing, and environmental markets. Previously, he was responsible for investment programmes that integrated forest management with emerging environmental market opportunities at Hancock Natural Resources Group. Prior to that, he was the Executive General Manager of State Forests of New South Wales where he led transactions in the commercial development of environmental markets. From 1985-1995, he worked with the Canadian Forest Service as a scientist, director of scientific programmes, and ultimately as national Director-General of Science and Sustainable Development. He serves on the board of directors of the Washington, DC-based non-governmental organisation Forest Trends, the board of trustees of the Bangkok-based intergovernmental organisation, The Centre for People and Forests, and is Chair of wood processing business, Timberlink Australia. Brand has a PhD from the University of British Columbia and a bachelor of science in forestry from the University of Toronto.