As global lead scientist for freshwater, I work across WWF’s network and with external partners to integrate scientific research into strategies for river conservation and sustainable energy development. My recent research has focused on the economic, financial and environmental dimensions of hydropower development and operation. My scientific and policy research has been published in journals such as Science, BioScience and Ecological Applications and am the lead author of the book Floodplains: processes and management for ecosystem services, published in 2017. I hold a PhD in ecosystem science from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in biology from Duke University.