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Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy Go DeeperMark Tercek Named President and CEO Press Release on Mark Tercek |
Mark Tercek became the president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy in July 2008. Previously, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he headed the firm’s Center for Environmental Markets and its Environmental Strategy Group.
At Goldman Sachs, Tercek played a major role in designing and implementing the firm’s environmental strategy. He also headed Goldman Sachs’ leadership development efforts for the firm’s managing directors.
A Wide-Ranging Career at Goldman Sachs
Mr. Tercek joined Goldman Sachs in 1984 and was named a partner in 1996. Before taking on his current responsibilities at Goldman Sachs, he headed various global departments for the firm’s investment banking division.
These departments included consumer/healthcare (2003-2006), equity capital markets (1999-2003), corporate finance (1998-1999), real estate (1996-1998), and transportation (1993-1996).
In addition to his client and transaction responsibilities, Mr. Tercek also had leadership responsibility for each of these business units. Such responsibilities included recruiting, compensation, budgeting and strategic planning, and promotions. He also served on the firm’s commitments committee from 1996-2004.
Mr. Tercek has extensive international experience. From 1990-1993, he led the firm’s corporate finance business in Tokyo. During this period, he led several landmark transactions in the region including the privatizations of China Steel, China Southern Airways, and Singapore Telecom.
Subsequently, as head of equity capital markets, he spent one week per month working in the Goldman Sachs’ London office from 1999-2003. Mr. Tercek also lived in Tokyo from 1979-1982 when he worked for Bank of America; he focused on business in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea during that period.
Mr. Tercek is an adjunct professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business with appointments in both the school's finance and its management & organization departments.
He is presently teaching a new course in Stern's MBA program entitled “Leading Sustainable Enterprises.” He has also guest lectured at the London Business School, Columbia University, and Harvard Business School.
Active Engagment in Environmental Issues
Mr. Tercek is actively engaged with various environmental organizations. He is presently collaborating with Resources for the Future, the World Resources Institute and the Woods Hole Research Center on projects concerning climate change.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on its independent task force on climate change. Mr. Tercek serves on the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Chilean Advisory Council.
He is also a member of the Steering Group on the Prince's Rainforest Project, which was launched last year by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mr. Tercek will soon participate as a faculty member in the New York Times Institute on the Environment — a seminar intended to inform editors and journalists on major environmental issues.
Mr. Tercek is also a frequent public speaker on topics connected to business and the environment. He has recently lectured at events sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, World Wildlife Fund, Columbia University, New York University, National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, Katoomba/Forest Trends, Ceres, Business for Social Responsibility, Fortune Magazine and the Mayor’s Summit on Climate Protection at Sundance.
Education, Literacy and More
Mr. Tercek is president of the board of trustees of Western Reserve Academy, a boarding preparatory school in Hudson, Ohio. In this role, he has overseen the completion of a record $50 million capital campaign, instituted new strategic planning and governance programs, and appointed a new head of school.
He is also a founding board member of Seachange Capital — a start-up investment bank-like intermediary serving the not-for-profit sector. Mr. Tercek is the immediate past chairman of the board of trustees for Literacy Partners in New York City. He is also a trustee of Business for Social Responsibility. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Rouse Company and the Rockefeller Center REIT.
Personal Information
Mr. Tercek earned an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School in 1984 and a BA with honors from Williams College in 1979.
He and his wife Amy have four children and live in Irvington, New York. She is a graduate of Vassar College (BA) and Sarah Lawrence College (MA) as well as a trustee of the “Sconset Trust" – a conservation organization in Nantucket, MA.
Mr. Tercek and his family enjoy various sports as well as travel in the great outdoors. Recent family trips have been to Patagonia, the Galapagos, Belize, Costa Rica and Tanzania.
Photo: © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Mark Tercek)
