Olivier LANGRAND

For the past ten years, Olivier Langrand has been the executive director of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), a multi-donor fund dedicated to protecting biodiversity hotspots through the support of civil society organizations. Conservation International hosts the CEPF Secretariat at its headquarters in Arlington, USA.

Olivier’s wildlife conservation career spans 40 years, half of it spent in the field. He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of tropical forest conservation programs in Madagascar and southern and central Africa. Olivier previously worked for Island Conservation, Conservation International, and WWF-International. 

An avid birder, Olivier is considered an expert on the birds of the southwestern Indian Ocean islands and has authored field guides on the avifauna of this region. Olivier grew up in France and lived in Madagascar, Gabon, and South Africa. He has a Master of Science in zoology from the University of Natal in South Africa. Olivier currently lives in Virginia, USA.