Experienced non-profit entrepreneur and senior counsel with credentials in law, policy, engineering, and economics, working to secure ecological integrity and social justice locally to globally. Provide executive leadership across programs, administration, grantmaking, budgeting, fundraising, structuring, and investment. Skills include organizational management, philanthropic leadership and implementation of grantmaking programs, advocacy at the local to international levels, and development and advancement of ecological and human rights initiatives. Sample achievements include:• Started three NGOs and numerous pioneering programs that have secured lasting environmental and social change. • Directly authored or co-authored numerous successful environmental laws and legislative budget items. • Addressed the U.N. General Assembly on multiple occasions as an invited expert and discussion moderator, advancing innovative shifts in law, economics, and governance.• Extensive publication, media, and global public speaking experience, including chapters in six books and a TEDx address on climate change (http://bit.ly/SheehanTEDx).Awards and affiliations include:• Recognized as a “California Coastal Hero” by the California Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine• Awarded “Excellence in Water Leadership” by the Association of California Water Agencies• Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Commission on Environmental Law• United Nations Harmony with Nature Knowledge Experthttps://lindasheehan.com/Dual US-Swiss citizenship