GLEN WILLIAMS is a Managing Director at EIP where he is responsible for leading new investment opportunities across the West Coast. Glen has 20 years of experience in conservation real estate and ecological restoration which has enabled him to lead the Firm’s efforts related to complex real estate transactions and the management of various local service providers including expert engineers and consultants that provide support across EIP’s portfolio of assets. 

Prior to joining EIP, Glen was Vice President of a national non-profit land conservancy and later was Founder and Principal of a land conservation focused consulting group. A highlight of his time at EIP has been engaging in landscape scale restoration projects that can fundamentally change the trajectory of species threatened with extinction. 

Glen resides in Sausalito, California with his wife Christy and dog, Petey. They enjoy boating on the San Francisco Bay, skiing and backpacking in the Sierras and biking the endless trails of Marin County. Glen received a BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz. 

Q&A with Glen

What interested you in this kind of work? 

I come from a real estate and development family, spending my youth as an avid backpacker, fisherman and adventurer. These two dominant themes growing up led to my first professional job out of University at The American Land Conservancy. Working at the conservancy and then later as private consultant, I was exposed to a great diversity of conservation projects and stakeholders – an ideal training ground for the work at EIP.

What excites you about EIP’s impact in the world?

One of the most intriguing aspects of working at EIP is the novel approach that we can bring to solve long standing environmental problems. For example, when Pay-For-Performance contracting clicks in the mind of the rancher or the regulator, or the environmental advocate, it creates immediate alignment. People are thrilled with EIP’s innovative strategy and ability to succeed.