Marc Diaz serves as Chief Commercialization Officer at Terviva, bringing to market a new agricultural crop by investing in communities to regenerate land and improve livelihoods. Marc leads Terviva’s global work to scale the farming of pongamia oilseed trees, which produce food, feed, and fuel that mitigate and adapt to climate change. He connects Terviva’s technology and crop producers to markets that value the tree for its products and sustainability benefits in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.

Prior to joining Terviva, Marc spent a decade as an impact investing field leader where he launched and led NatureVest, the impact investing platform of The Nature Conservancy, and prior introduced the UNICEF Bridge Fund (now the UNICEF Impact Fund for Children), where he also served as Managing Director. He began his career in management consulting at McKinsey & Company serving public, private and nonprofit sector clients while in New York and Washington, DC.

Marc is a Herndon Directors Institute Fellow, a 2017 Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellow and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is on the President’s Council of Ceres, a leading NGO making the business case for sustainability. He serves as a Vice-Chair of the Board of Tides, a grassroots social justice-focused nonprofit, and Board Chair of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. Marc has served in volunteer board leadership roles in community development finance, theater, and The Episcopal Church.

Marc earned his MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. He graduated cum laude with a BA in Government from Harvard College. He lives in Oakland, CA and in his free time enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with his husband and their rescue greyhounds.