Giant Ventures announces today that Bola Olusanya, CIO of The Nature Conservancy, has joined the firm’s Advisory Board. Olusanya provides leadership, vision and oversight to The Nature Conservancy's multibillion-dollar endowment. He studied computer science in Lagos, Nigeria before moving to the US to build a widely respected career in finance. He is also a published poet.

Olusanya joins an exceptional group of global leaders who help to guide Giant and its portfolio companies: 

• David Miliband - CEO, International Rescue Committee; Former British Foreign Secretary and Environment Secretary who passed into law the world’s first legally binding emissions targets 

• Lord (John) Browne - Founder & Chairman, BeyondNetZero (climate growth fund with General Atlantic); Former BP CEO; Former Board Member, Goldman Sachs and Intel 

• Linda Avey - Co-Founder, 23AndMe, listed on NASDAQ at $3.5B valuation; Co-Founder & CEO, Precise.ly

• Tensie Whelan -  Founding Director, NYU Center for Sustainable Business; Former President, Rainforest Alliance 

• Alice Steenland - Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Signify; Former Chief Sustainability / Responsibility Officer at AXA and Dassault 

• Barry Eggers - Founder & Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners 

The Nature Conservancy, founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, is one of most effective and wide-reaching environmental organisations in the world. With more than a million members and over 900 scientists, it impacts conservation in 79 countries, from rainforests and coral reefs to inner cities. 

Giant believes the world’s most pressing challenges will be solved by convening the best minds across diverse disciplines. The advisory board is unique in venture capital, comprising global CEOs, political and NGO leaders, unicorn founders and investors. The firm looks forward to working with Bola Olusanya over the coming years to learn from his experience and to magnify Giant’s impact.