Andrea Erickson-Quiroz
Global Managing Director, Food and Water Systems
Lander, Wyoming
Andrea Erickson-Quiroz Global Managing Director, Food and Water Systems for The Nature Conservancy. © Courtesy Andrea Erickson-Quiroz
AREAs OF EXPERTISE
Water Security, Global Markets, Solutions to Water Scarcity at Scale
Biography
Andrea Erickson‑Quiroz is a global conservation leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing large‑scale strategies that benefit nature, people, and climate. As Global Managing Director for the Provide Food and Water Sustainably Priority at The Nature Conservancy, she leads global programs in water security and food systems, guiding teams to deliver durable, scalable outcomes.
Her leadership has driven major initiatives, including the expansion of Water Funds across multiple continents and the negotiation of one of TNC’s largest land protection agreements in Mexico. She has also helped shape global strategies such as siting and mitigation investments to reduce impact from energy development. She has worked with agricultural communities in multiple geographies and with global food and beverage corporations.
In all of these initiatives, she draws on her economics experience and ability to find common ground to create durable results that support community, public and private sector goals.
Andrea is recognized for leading through change, fostering collaboration, and revealing the value of investing in nature. She is fluent in English and Spanish and holds an M.Phil. in Environment Policy and Economic Development from the University of Cambridge and a B.S. from Cornell University. She has served on the Environmental Advisory Council for ABI, as a technical advisor to the CEO Water Mandate and currently serves as a Governor to the World Water Council.