Bambi Semroc

Bambi Semroc is Senior Vice President of the Center for Sustainable Lands and Waters at Conservation International.

The Center promotes sustainable production and innovative financing models to protect nature and improve human well-being in 16 critical ecosystems around the world. She also leads the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, a sector-wide effort to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product.

Ms. Semroc has worked at Conservation International for more than 15 years, with a focus on sustainable agriculture. She engages leading retailers and consumer goods companies on sustainable agriculture programs designed to maintain critical natural capital, mitigate climate change and increase farmers’ resilience to shocks while maintaining productivity. Ms. Semroc works to ensure that these companies have the information and tools necessary to integrate natural capital and ecosystem service considerations into their decision-making processes. She has collaborated with the Starbucks Coffee Company, Walmart, McDonald's, Nestle, The Coca-Cola Company and others.

Prior to Conservation International, Ms. Semroc worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Togo. She holds a master's degree in International Development from American University and a bachelor's degree in English and French from Indiana University.