Jeffrey van Staden

Founder @Conservest Africa

South Africa🧨 ConsultingBusiness Development Manager💰 Investor & VCPartnerships ManagerBusiness Owner💼 C-level Executive👍 Sales & BizDevCEO🏦 FinanceFinancial Planner✨ Business OwnerCOOPortfolio Manager

Jeffrey is a dynamic professional serving as a Firestarter at Conservest Africa, an investment firm dedicated to advancing fast-growing, mission-driven, for-profit conservation projects across Africa. With over two decades of experience in the tourism and conservation sectors, Jeffrey brings a wealth of expertise in fundraising, business management, and project planning and implementation. His educational background includes an MBA degree, which bolsters his business acumen and capacity to drive sustainable initiatives forward. Passionate about addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, Jeffrey is committed to pioneering innovative funding and revenue models for conservation efforts in Africa. Through his role at Conservest Africa, he orchestrates the mobilization of capital for various initiatives, including land preservation, community development, renewable energy projects, and income-generating services that mutually benefit both nature and local communities. Leveraging his extensive network, strategic vision, and entrepreneurial spirit, Jeffrey actively works towards realizing this mission.