Lizzie Marsters

Environmental Finance Manager, Natural Infrastructure Initiative

Bio

Lizzie Marsters is an Environmental Finance Manager with the Natural Infrastructure Initiative, where she works to advance the pace and scale of natural infrastructure projects by unlocking access to capital. She works with municipalities, utilities, impact investors, infrastructure operators, non-profit institutions, businesses, and civil society to identify green infrastructure investment opportunities to build stronger, more resilient communities and ecosystems.

Lizzie brings a unique perspective to natural resource management as she has worked on these issues from both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining WRI, Lizzie worked as the Program Director for Forests and Ecosystem Services at a Pacific Northwest non-profit focused on market differentiation for sustainable timber. She helped develop the Forest Bank concept for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a framework for paying individuals to enroll in the tribal forestry management plan to optimize ecosystem and community health. Lizzie also has worked as a portfolio manager for a timberland private equity firm, where she focused on the markets and operations of fast-growing tropical hardwoods in South America. Prior to moving West, she served as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Interior, where she focused on the economic, environmental, and social challenges of managing public lands and evaluating the federal trust relationship with First Americans.

Lizzie earned a Master of Business Administration and Master of Forestry from Yale’s School of Management and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, respectively. She graduated from Carleton College with a major in International Relations and a minor in French and Francophone Studies.

Blogs

The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina
by Lizzie Marsters and James Anderson - March 03, 2021
A unique partnership in North Carolina’s Triangle region demonstrates how cities can better collaborate across jurisdictions to secure their water supply by protecting and improving natural infrastructure. Their success with this model can serve as an inspiration for other communities looking to protect their water resources.
Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water
by Lizzie Marsters, James Anderson and Todd Gartner - February 24, 2021
CAW partnered with green finance experts Encourage Capital and WRI to pioneer the first-ever certified green bond to acquire forests for watershed protection. This bond offers important lessons to invest in forests for water quality

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