Jeffrey Hatcher

Jeff heads Indufor’s North America office. He has 18 years of experience leading analytical and field-based projects in natural resource governance, forest sector reform, and land tenure reform for public, private, and philanthropic clients. He is currently a team member on the Midterm Evaluation of the Climate Investment Fund’s Forest Investment Program. His evaluation work has recently included the independent evaluations of CLUA’s NICFI-funded portfolio, the NYDF Progress Assessment Partnership and Global Platform, and the mid-term reviews for Forest Finance Coalition, CDP, the Nature Conservancy, and the National Wildlife Federation. He has led field-based research projects on forest governance and land tenure in Central and East Africa. He also leads Indufor’s portfolio in North America, which featured multi-year engagement in the State of Maine’s pulp and paper economy transition to a diversified forest-based bioeconomy. He was formerly Director for Global Programs at the Rights and Resources Group, overseeing Communications and leading analytical projects in tropical forested countries on links between forest governance, land tenure, and REDD+, and convening dialogues on REDD+ policies and standards. He began his career at FAO, supporting natural resource policy reforms in Sudan and South Sudan. He holds an MBA in finance from INSEAD, an MA in Development Studies from the University of Pavia (Italy), and a Bachelor’s in International Relations from the College of William and Mary. He speaks French, Italian, and intermediate Spanish.