Senior Environmental Markets Analyst
Christopher G. Hartley
Dr. Hartley is responsible for the development of policy, tools, and metrics to facilitate private investment in conservation and the participation of farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in emerging environmental markets.
Dr. Hartley leads USDA engagement in the National Nature Assessment, Nature Based Solutions, and America the Beautiful / 30x30 Initiatives. He previously coordinated USDA engagement in the White House initiative to develop and maintain Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decision-making for the United States and served on assignments as the Acting Administrator for the Economic Research Service and as Senior Advisor to the Research Education and Economics Mission Area. Dr. Hartley served with the U.S. Peace Corps as an agricultural extension agent in Senegal, West Africa. He is a Certified Crop Advisor and a licensed Pest Control Advisor.
