Aaron Vermeulen is the finance practice lead for WWF-International and is responsible for the sustainable finance strategy globally. Prior to this he was the head of the Green Finance Team at WWF-NL. In addition to setting up a coalition for the Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD, the team also manages the partnerships with Rabobank and Robeco Asset Management to develop blueprints for greening finance in the banking and asset management industry. Aaron is one of the founders of the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD), which has mobilized over € 1.3 billion private capital to date for companies providing nature-based solutions and climate resilience WWF landscapes. Prior to this he worked as the finance lead for the Freshwater Practice coordination team, during which he set-up the Bankable Nature Solutions (BNS) initiative. Aaron also worked for five years as the WWF partnership manager at the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila. In this position he leveraged conservation impact for the 25 WWF offices in the Asia Pacific region by contributing to ADB's policies, strategies, standards and investments. Before joining WWF he held several positions, among others: director of the business group Water and Ecology for Royal HaskoningDHV consultancy in Amsterdam and as an associate expert for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo.