Nick Stevens is the Chief Financial Officer of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), a mission-driven organization committed to advancing the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors since 1876. In partnership with the CEO and senior executive team, Nick helps develop and implement AMC's overall mission and strategy while overseeing finance, planning, compliance, risk management, and sustainability efforts across the organization. Prior to AMC, Nick served as the Chief Financial & Operating Officer for the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), an international NGO focused on serving communities most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Nick brings more than 25 years of experience in finance, operations management, corporate strategy, and business development to AMC. He has worked extensively in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector and has deep functional expertise in cross-border project finance, public-private partnership design and implementation, social sector management, business and strategic planning, and global operations.Prior to his roles at AMC and ISC, for nearly 20 years, Nick managed ICT investments, transactions, and ventures (cumulatively valued in the multiple billions of US dollars) that focused on closing the "digital divide” in emerging and frontier markets. During this period, he worked for firms like GE, Toronto Dominion, and the Hearst Corporation and advised clients ranging from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Government of Sierra Leone to Bloomberg LP and the World Bank (among others). Nick holds an MBA from Harvard University, earned his BS in international affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and is a fluent Russian speaker.