Robert G. “Robb” Menzi

Robb joined WCS in 2015 as its first Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and presently serves as its Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Robb has over 30 years of management experience working extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia in both for-profit and NGO sectors. Robb began his career in investment banking, served in the US Peace Corps in Yemen, and led corporate and business development efforts at large corporate and start-up technology companies. He began his NGO career with the Jane Goodall Institute following successive rounds of financing for a bio-nanotechnology company he helped found. Just prior to joining WCS, Robb developed and led NFWF’s mitigation business securing over $4B in revenue and led all of NFWF’s operations. He graduated from Bowdoin College with a BA in English Literature, and from Tufts University’s Fletcher School with a master’s in foreign policy.