Ben Goldsmith is a British financier, philanthropist and environmentalist who has been at the forefront of campaigns for more rewilding in Britain and Europe.
He founded and chairs the Conservation Collective, a network of locally-focused environmental foundations.
Ben is the Chief Executive Officer of Menhaden, a London-listed, sustainability-themed investment company and also a Trustee of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), one of the world’s largest climate change focused philanthropic funds.
Ben served from 2018 until 2022 as a Non-Executive Director of the UK Government’s Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs.
