Phoebe Higgins
Director of Nature and Markets
Phoebe Higgins is Director of Nature and Markets at EPIC where she works on uncovering the best uses of environmental markets, finance and procurement approaches for delivering faster, scaled-up conservation outcomes. The team she leads works on promoting nature-based solutions through innovations in faster permitting and efficient government contracting. Phoebe has also worked on advising conservation funders on targeted grant-making for better outcomes, designing strategies for loan funds to support conservation, and evaluating the effectiveness of permitting and approval processes for ecological restoration programs.
Get to Know Me Further
I grew up in Montana where I fell in love with mountains, nature and winter. A passion for social justice led me to community organizing in Minneapolis and San Francisco, and an MBA in social entrepreneurship. Combining my interests in food systems and finance I ran a loan program for commercial fishermen engaged in sustainable fishing at EDF. I’m fired up to expand conservation and social prosperity through work on markets and finance. I’m a travel and language enthusiast, and after time in Italy, I learned how to make more than 20 styles of Italian pasta by hand.