Bettina Von Hagen

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Advisory board

Bettina Von Hagen

CEO
EFM

Bettina helped launch EFM and joined the company as CEO in 2008. Bettina has spent the past 30 years working to promote economic viability, social equity, and environmental health in the Pacific Northwest with a particular focus on forestry. A former vice president of Ecotrust’s Natural Capital Fund and commercial banker, Bettina has over 30 years of experience in banking, impact investing, and fund management. She also has significant expertise in ecosystem service markets, particularly the forest carbon market, where she is involved in developing protocols for forest carbon projects at the state and federal levels. Previously, Bettina was Vice President at Ecotrust for forestry programs and for the Natural Capital Fund, a fund which invests in key businesses and initiatives in the conservation economy. Prior to joining Ecotrust in 1993, she was a vice president and commercial lender at First Interstate Bank of Oregon. Bettina has an MBA from the University of Chicago.


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Sessions

Can Carbon Returns be Priced into an Investment?

FAIS Dec 2022Watch session

Forestry In the USA - Advantages and Opportunities for a Corporate Investor

CIFB Feb 2022Watch session

New Approaches for Protecting and Restoring Vibrant Working Landscapes

FAIS Nov 2021Watch session

North America Overview

FAIS May 2021Watch session