Sam Tucker

Sam has twenty-five years of experience in conservation and philanthropy, focused primarily on land and water issues in western North America. He has worked to find solutions to long-standing challenges in landscapes ranging from the Arctic coastal plain of Alaska to the desert rivers of the U.S. Southwest. He recently served as senior advisor for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, with a focus on its Colorado Plateau strategy. In recent years, Sam was an independent consultant, serving environmental foundations and nonprofits. His clients included the Hewlett Foundation, the Moore Foundation, and The Nature Conservancy. Previously, he managed the Alaska and British Columbia environmental grantmaking portfolio for the Wilburforce Foundation in Seattle. Other professional endeavors included raising butterflies in Costa Rica and serving as program associate at the Consultative Group on Biological Diversity (now the Biodiversity Funders Group).