Centerview Partners, a leading independent investment banking advisory firm, today announced that Mark Tercek has joined the firm as Principal Advisor based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Tercek is a renowned leader and advisor on environmental, social and governance issues, with expertise in conservation finance, corporate sustainability and impact investing. He will be instrumental as Centerview continues to expand its ESG capabilities to better serve clients across all industries.

Mr. Tercek advises companies, investors and NGOs on their environmental strategies. From 2008 to 2019, he served as CEO of The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest global conservation organization, where he led a $7 billion fundraising campaign and established its Gender, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (GDEI) department. ). From 1984 to 2008, Mr. Tercek was Managing Director and Partner at Goldman Sachs, where he led several of the firm’s practice areas, including corporate finance, real estate investment banking and equity capital markets, as well as the company’s leadership development program. Mr. Tercek also developed Goldman Sachs’ environmental strategy and led its environmental markets group.

“Mark is a purpose-driven leader who believes in the critical role business plays in shaping our future,” said Blair Effron, co-founder of Centerview. “His knowledge and expertise will add great value to companies facing complex and evolving ESG issues. We look forward to Mark’s contributions to support a range of companies in the energy sector and other industries as businesses adapt and transform in the years to come.

“Mark is the perfect partner to help Centerview support clients on their most critical ESG considerations,” said Robert Pruzan, co-founder of Centerview. “His far-sighted approach to ESG issues combined with his business acumen will be of great value to our clients as they seek to strategically and financially shape their businesses as guardians of stakeholder interests.”

“I am delighted to join Centerview as ESG increasingly affects the valuation and reputation of companies. I look forward to playing an active role alongside Blair, Robert and the rest of the team in helping companies to align their activities with their purpose and create value for all stakeholders,” said Mr. Tercek.

As an advisor, Mr. Tercek has served on the boards of several global organizations, including the President’s Council of Resources for the Future, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Harvard Business School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health, Acumen and the AXA Stakeholder Advisory Group. He currently serves on the board of trustees of Williams College and served on the faculty of finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business until 2008. Mr. Tercek holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Williams College.

About Centerview Partners

Centerview Partners, based in New York and with offices in London, Paris, San Francisco and Palo Alto, operates an international investment banking advisory practice across all industries, specializing in independent advisory and other clientele capitalizing on the experience of its principals. The firm’s approximately 70 partners and nearly 500 professionals around the world provide high-level advice to national and international clients and its activity includes general and mergers and acquisitions advice as well as restructuring.

Since its inception in 2006, the firm has advised clients on more than $3 trillion in transactions. Company members have experience in a range of industries, including consumer products, financial services, food and beverage, energy, entertainment and media, general industry and chemicals, energy, real estate, gaming, healthcare and healthcare services, technology, telecommunications, restructuring. , retail and utilities.

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