Sebastian Troëng is a global conservation executive executive with more than 30 years of experience in nature conservation, climate solutions, and sustainable development across Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and North America.

He spent nearly two decades at Conservation International, most recently as executive vice president for conservation partnerships and chief people officer.

In previous leadership roles in the organization, he oversaw operations in 27 countries, led the US$1.6 billion Heal Our Planet campaign, co-developed the Ocean Health Index adopted by more than 25 countries and the Seascapes approach for effective ocean management at scale.

Prior to Conservation International, Sebastian directed ocean conservation at the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, guiding national policy reform in Costa Rica and founding an Indigenous conservation program in Panama.

Fluent in English, Spanish, and Swedish, Sebastian earned a Ph.D. in animal zoology from Lund University and a master’s degree in marine environmental protection from University of Wales, Bangor.