Margaret O'Gorman recaps her journey from oil rigs to non-profits, learning the right skills for the job and what change really looks like. This episode explores what happens behind-the-scenes of those fighting for conservation.

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Meet the guest

Margaret O’Gorman operates at the intersection of business and nature. As President of the Wildlife Habitat Council, she helps companies find value in natural resources conservation and mainstream biodiversity across operations. She works with multinational corporations to develop integrated strategies to implement conservation projects to meet business needs and, in so doing, enhance ecosystems, connect communities and engage employees. She helps WHC members build conservation into their sustainability efforts and helps sustain conservation efforts through WHC’s signature Conservation Certification recognition, which serves to define the standard for corporate conservation worldwide. She is the author of Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning (Island Press) which lays out a road map for companies of all sizes to mainstream conservation and biodiversity.

Prior to joining WHC, Margaret served as Executive Director for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey in addition to serving as a board member for multiple organizations including the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and EarthShare New Jersey. Margaret received her MS in Micropaleontology from the University of Southampton and has a BSc in Geology and Geophysics from the National University of Ireland, Galway.

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