Peter Kareiva is The Nature Conservancy’s senior science advisor to the president and the Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). Peter works closely with The Nature Conservancy’s President and CEO Mark Tercek to advance the organization’s conservation mission. He is also a member of the Board for its Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) with other conservation organizations. At UCLA, he directs an institute with more than 80 faculty members from academic departments across campus. Research is focused on environmental challenges such as climate change, air and water quality, biodiversity and conservation, energy, coastal and water resources, urban sustainability, corporate sustainability and environmental economics, with much of it coordinated through eight research centers. Peter previously served as the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where he was responsible for developing and helping to implement science-based conservation throughout the organization and for forging new linkages with partners.