Shana Vida GAvron

CEO of Endangered Wildlife OÜ,

(MBusSc MBA MSc MPhil MMsc PhD candidate)

Shana Vida Gavron, an international leader in Biodiversity Valuation, is the Founder and CEO of Endangered Wildlife OÜ. She is in the unique position of being able to perceive biodiversity from a financial and environmental perspective because of her 15 years in investment banking as a sell-side institutional senior equity analyst, and her diverse academic background consisting of multiple Master’s degrees in both Finance and Conservation.

Endangered Wildlife OÜ was formally created in 2019. The company is now known as a bold disruptor in the field of Biodiversity, successfully challenging existing beliefs and opinions on how to integrate Biodiversity into Business and Finance. They have pushed the boundaries with the development of the Biodiversity Valuator, which makes them the first company to financially value both individual species and richness in a scalable, standardised manner. They are also increasing biodiversity data accessibility and transparency with the Biodiversity Database. They are innovating within the Biodiversity Investment arena and plan to launch a new Biodiversity Investment Asset Class in the near future.

Shana was formerly the co-chair of the Managing Sustainability in the Absence of Metrics and Measurements Working Group of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, and a member of the Align Community of Practice Technical Hub. She is also an internationally published and cited journal and book author, and has been an expert speaker on the topic of Biodiversity Valuation at numerous international events.