Faculty

Leading scholars and practitioners shaping the future of sustainable finance and resource management

Faculty Leadership

NRFI’s strength lies in its faculty — distinguished educators and researchers who bring expertise from across Duke University to the study and application of natural resources finance.

Together, they guide students in mastering the financial, ecological, and policy dimensions of sustainable resource management

Professor of the Practice, Director of the Natural Resources Finance Initiative

Professor of River Systems Science and Policy

Program Director at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Adjunct Professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment

Professor of Economics and Director of the Duke Financial Economics Center

Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management

Lynn Gorguze-Scott Peters Professor of the Practice of Environmental Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Collaborators and Partners:

  • Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
  • Croatan Institute

  • Forest Service Southern Research Station

  • Duke Forest

  • Conservation Finance Network

  • Duke RESILE: Risk Science for Climate Resilience

  • Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD)

Marketing and Communications:

Annabel Weyhrich NRFI Marketing and Communications Assistant; Duke MEM/MBA student

Victoria Thompson NRFI Photographer; Duke MEM/MF student

Together, these faculty and collaborators ensure that NRFI remains a national leader in education, research, and professional engagement in sustainable finance.

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