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Tanya Steele leads the UK office of WWF, the world’s largest independent conservation organisation.

Tanya joined WWF-UK in January 2017 as its first female Chief Executive. Previously, following nearly 15 years in the private sector, she was Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications and then interim Chief Executive of Save the Children. In 2022, Tanya received a CBE for services to Wildlife and to the Environment.

Tanya heads up WWF-UK at a critical time, leading an ambitious strategy to tackle the systemic issues – from climate change to finance to the food system – that are driving the catastrophic decline in species and habitats across the world.