KEVIN ROUSH is a Managing Director at EIP and leads the firm’s investment process and works closely with developers, landowners, and partners to source, structure, and manage investments across a national portfolio of mitigation banking and ecological restoration assets. He focuses on delivering scalable, science-based solutions that generate environmental credits and help clients efficiently meet regulatory requirements for impacts to wetlands, streams, and endangered species habitats. 

Kevin has more than 16 years of experience in environmental mitigation, with expertise spanning mitigation banking, permittee-responsible mitigation, and conservation strategies. His experience covers the full lifecycle of mitigation projects—from site sourcing and permitting through construction oversight, monitoring and long-term management—focused on restoring, enhancing, and permanently protecting ecologically significant landscapes. 

Having worked from both the mitigation provider and permittee perspectives, Kevin brings a comprehensive understanding of how development projects interface with environmental regulations. He is a trusted partner to clients nationwide, helping reduce environmental liabilities, control mitigation costs, and accelerate permitting timelines while supporting the long-term stewardship of natural ecosystems. 

Kevin resides in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his wife, Erin, and their daughter. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys running, surfing, biking, and all other activities out on the water. Kevin received a BS in Biology from Alderson-Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia.

Q&A with Kevin

What does your role entail at EIP?

“Here at EIP, I have the opportunity to help clients navigate the stream, wetland and endangered species habitat mitigation permitting process, solve large-scale compensatory mitigation issues, and assist in the procurement of mitigation credits. I also help guide our new market decisions, which enables environmental offsets to be developed in the right place and at the right time for future permittees.”

What interested you about this line of work?

“I have always been drawn to the outdoors—more specifically, water-related outdoor activities.  Having the ability to work in an industry where the primary goal is to improve and conserve these finite natural resources while still enabling responsible land development is a win-win.  Having grown up and spent much of my life in the Appalachia region, I take great pride in the fact that our work is creating jobs, contributing to the local economy, and restoring the natural resources that make the area so special.”

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

“Restoring and conserving natural places for future generations.  With us all feeling the effects of climate change and the recent pandemic, we can all more fully realize the importance of developing green infrastructure and having outdoor places for everyone to enjoy.”