The Coalition Team
The Coalition team provide an overview of work within the capitals community, highlight connections, engage in outreach and facilitate expert advice. They act as matchmakers to ensure that different parts of the system are connected to one another, and that leading organizations and experts are working collaboratively to achieve our shared ambition.

Mark Gough
CEO
Mark Gough
CEO
Previously, Mark led the Natural Capital Coalition and was on the board of the Social and Human Capital Coalition. He championed and delivered the bringing together of these two communities, creating a unified, systemic, collaborative approach.
Mark has worked extensively in the private sector, leading programs and strategy for the Crown Estate and Reed Elsevier (now RELX), as well as advising many more.
Among other board and advisory positions, Mark is on the Advisory Board for TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), a member of the Steering Committee of the United Nations CEO Water Mandate and an advisor on the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.

Martin Lok
Executive Director
Martin Lok
Executive Director
With more than 25 years of experience as policy maker for the Netherland’s government, Martin has worked in several policy domains, including environmental policy, international nature policy and green growth policy.
He is co-author of several national policy documents and has led public-private collaborative actions on natural capital in the Netherlands from 2014. In 2018 Martin initiated and led the global Government Dialogue on Natural Capital.

Natalie Nicholles
Senior Director
Natalie Nicholles
Senior Director
Natalie is responsible for building impactful funding partnerships. Previously Natalie worked as Global Director at the RSA (Royal Society for Arts) where she built a global infrastructure of affiliates and opened up the RSA’s research and 29,000+ Fellowship to the world.
Natalie began her career in the private sector working for FTSE 100 company Wolseley Plc in Europe and then built a highly successful socio-economic impact consultancy within think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in the UK and internationally, working with over 100 charities, social enterprises and governments.
Natalie has published, chaired and spoken publicly on topics ranging from the social, economic and environmental impact of community-based adaptation to climate change, to the importance of diverting women from the criminal justice system, to the trends in the future of work and artificial intelligence and the tyranny of oil. She is passionate about helping institutions put people and the planet at the heart of decision-making to achieve transformative change.

Mary Dawson
Senior Director
Mary Dawson
Senior Director
Mary has over 20 years’ experience of working with children and young people’s charities in the areas of disability, health and education.
With a background in third sector project management, service development and fundraising her roles have included Director of Development for National Deaf Children’s Society and Chief Executive of Springboard for Children. She holds an MA in English Literature and an MSc in International Development.

Marta Santamaria
Director
Marta Santamaria
Director
Marta has 15 years of experience promoting environmental economics and natural capital valuation, both in the public and the private sectors. Prior to her appointment at the Coalition, Marta worked as Scientific Project Officer for the European Commission’s Institute for Energy and Transport.
In the past, she has worked for PwC, the Spanish National Research Centre of Energy, Environment and Technology, Red Electrica de España and the Universidad de Alcalá. In 2012, Marta was awarded a PhD in Global Change and Sustainable Development from Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.

Rosie Dunscombe
Director
Rosie Dunscombe
Director
Rosie has 15 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant and subsequently an environmental economist. Previously, Rosie had been instrumental in developing AECOM’s approach to natural capital assessments and accounting, including piloting and applying the Natural Capital Protocol.

Joseph Harris-Confino
Director (Communications)
Joseph Harris-Confino
Director (Communications)
Joseph leads on the Coalition’s communications, outreach and messaging.
Previously, Joseph has worked for Sürdürülebilirlik Akademisi in Turkey, The B Team and Futerra in New York, and Guardian Sustainable Business & Salterbaxter MSLGROUP in London.
Joseph has also spent time with AMREF in Uganda studying integrated development projects in the Ugandan village of Katine, and with Fundación Gaia Amazonas in the Colombian Amazon Basin, whose main aim is to gain legal rights for the indigenous communities in the area and protect the forest from illegal logging and mining.

Alison Jones
Director
Alison Jones
Director
Alison is responsible for engagement strategy and innovation. Collaboration is central to the work of the Coalition and Alison believes that we can achieve more together than we can alone and that by fostering collaboration we can achieve real change.
Prior to her current role, Alison spent 10 years as a consultant in the environment sector where her focus was on collaboration, data and project management.

Hannah Brooke
Director
Hannah Brooke
Director
Prior to this position, Hannah was part of the team which lead on the development of the Natural Capital Protocol at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Most recently, Hannah lead the technical development of the Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit. She has also worked as a sustainability reporting analyst.

Martine van Weelden
Senior Manager
Martine van Weelden
Senior Manager
Martine is the TEEBAgriFood Collaboration Manager at the Coalition, responsible for the successful application of capitals thinking in the business sector within the scope of the TEEBAgriFood project. She has over 10 years of experience in the field of sustainability, ecosystem services and natural capital.
Prior to her appointment at the Capitals Coalition, Martine worked for the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP). She chairs the ESP Sectoral Working Group ES in Business and is an ambassador for the foundation Work with Nature.
She is passionate about building partnerships with people from various backgrounds to support societal transformation that includes natural, social and human capital.

Tim Polaszek
Senior Manager
Tim Polaszek
Senior Manager
Tim is the Collaboration Manager at the Coalition. Helping to draw on the expertise and experience of the Coalition organizations to support a capitals approach and holistic decision-making. Previously, he has worked as a consultant identifying, measuring and valuing ecosystem services across the Caribbean, West Africa, and Oceania. Tim has also worked in the EU Emissions Trading System, financing emissions reductions projects globally.
Tim has a BSc in Biology (University of Sheffield), an MSc in Environment and Resource Management (VU University, Amsterdam), and an Investment Advice Diploma (CISI, London).

Pedro Eikelenboom
Senior Manager
Pedro Eikelenboom
Senior Manager
Pedro has over 15 years’ experience in the international development sector convening public and private interests on sustainability issues.
Prior to joining the Coalition, Pedro held various international positions related to SME capacity building, sustainable commodity supply chains, impact investing, and trade.
Pedro is co-creator of a NGO-led impact investment fund, founder of several private trade business councils, and founder of a sustainable spirit platform. He is passionate about contributing to a greener planet and forging alliances through joint ambition.

Doug MacNair
Senior Manager
Doug MacNair
Senior Manager
Doug MacNair, Ph.D. is a Technical Director at ERM, and is seconded to the Coalition. He has 30 years of experience in the field of economics and decision sciences. Dr. MacNair specializes in non-market valuation, benefit-cost analysis, and in developing decision support tools for helping companies include environmental, financial, and social issues in strategic decision-making. The topics have included climate change, water management, air quality, outdoor recreation, open space and managed landscapes, capital expenditures, health and safety risks, and environmental liabilities. Dr. MacNair also has extensive experience in survey design and analysis and in facilitating workshops/focus groups for public stakeholders and agency and corporate staff.
Dr. MacNair is an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University. His research has been published in Land Economics, Marine Resource Economics, and Forest Economics. Prior to focusing on environmental economics, Dr. MacNair worked for 10 years in the securities industry. He was Associate Director of Economic Research for NASDAQ, the over-the-counter stock market.

Louise Amand
Manager
Louise Amand
Manager
Louise works within the Coalition’s TEEBAgriFood project, developing guidance for businesses in the food sector and fostering new collaborations and partnerships in this 3 year EU funded project. She has six years of experience promoting the transition of food systems, conciliating agricultural production, human well-being and environmental conservation.
Prior to her appointment at the Coalition, Louise worked for the Water Public Agency Adasa in Brazil, managing rural projects with payment for ecosystem services and organizing the World Water Forum. As a junior consultant for IUCN and the World Agroforestry Center, she also has a background in research, social innovation and engagement of stakeholders for more sustainable landscapes.

Isabel Hoffmann
Manager
Isabel Hoffmann
Manager
Isabel works within the Coalition’s TEEBAgriFood project. She works on developing tailored guidance for businesses in the food sector, fostering new collaborations and organising roundtables and training sessions in partner countries for this 3 year EU funded project.
Prior to this, Isabel was working in marine conservation for organisations including the Manta Trust and WWF. She has also worked in policy and science communications.

Nagwa Ahmed
Executive Coordinator
Nagwa Ahmed
Executive Coordinator
Nagwa provides support to the activities of the Coalition. She has previously worked for the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman as well as the Biochemical Society.

Polly Wells
Officer (Communications)
Polly Wells
Officer (Communications)
Polly supports the Coalition’s messaging, outreach and digital communications.
Previously, Polly has worked in science research and communications for organisations such as Shell and Forum for the Future. She is passionate about bridging the gap between social and environmental sustainability solutions.
Capitals Coalition Advisory Panel
Each year 40 leading organizations are invited to join the Coalition’s Advisory Panel.
The Advisory Panel provides input and guidance that feeds into the Coalition’s strategic development, lead and advocate for a capitals approach in their sectors, and develop and lead collaborative projects on behalf of the Coalition.
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Coalition Board members have demonstrated experience and insight into the challenges and opportunities connected to delivering our ambition
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