Kevin Maddaford
Senior Corporate Engagement Advisor for Climate
Denver, CO
Kevin Maddaford Senior Corporate Engagement Advisor for Climate © Autumn Parry Photography
Areas of Expertise
Environmental commodities markets, corporate sustainability, carbon credits
Biography
Kevin Maddaford is the Senior Corporate Engagement Advisor for Climate at The Nature Conservancy (TNC). In this role, he develops and implements strategies to influence corporate actions focused on implementing natural climate solutions, deploying renewable energy and advancing climate policy as part of the North America Climate Mitigation Program.
He provides strategic leadership and support for state chapters and TNC’s Canadian affiliate, Nature United, in the development and financing of carbon projects across various natural climate solutions pathways and engagement with renewable energy project developers and market participants to advance responsible renewable energy deployment. He works closely with the Global Carbon Markets Team and Global Renewable Energy Team to coordinate implementation of the North America climate mitigation strategy in support of TNC’s 2030 goals. Kevin uses his experience in environmental commodities markets, corporate sustainability and project due diligence to help ensure that TNC’s carbon projects are among the highest quality projects in the market and to advance the integration of TNC’s 3Cs principles into renewable energy project development and policy.
Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy, Kevin worked for 15 years in the private sector, leading sourcing of carbon credits and energy attribute certificates from projects around the world on behalf of voluntary market end-users and advising those organizations on strategies for the procurement and proper use of environmental commodities in their decarbonization strategies.
Kevin graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.A. in philosophy and German studies. Kevin lives in the Denver, Colorado area and enjoys hiking, snowboarding, camping and making music with family and friends.