Ivan Samuels is the Executive Director of March Conservation Fund, which supports biodiversity conservation projects around the world. A conservation biologist by training, he holds degrees in Environmental Studies and Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a MA in Zoology from the University of Florida. While his primary expertise is in ornithology, he draws on knowledge in tropical ecology, forestry, wildlife trafficking, and community conservation to identify impactful grantees. When not working, he is an avid cyclist, hiker, and bird watcher based in San Francisco, California.