Josh Goldstein is a Senior Scientist for Strategy Development at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), based in Fort Collins, Colorado. In this role, he focuses on creating frameworks, methods, and tools to help conservation teams design and manage equitable and impactful strategies for nature and people. Over more than two decades, Goldstein has worked globally to integrate nature’s benefits into policy, planning, and business. From 2017 to 2022, he directed the Bridge Collaborative, a global partnership aimed at generating evidence and leadership to address challenges spanning environment, health, and development sectors. His research covers ecosystem services mapping and valuation, conservation finance, and return-on-investment quantification. Before joining TNC, he was an assistant professor of ecological economics at Colorado State University and earned his Ph.D. in environment and resources from Stanford University in 2007[1]. Separately, there is a Josh Goldstein active in the entertainment industry, known for producing and writing credits on projects such as *Jungle Cruise* (2021) and *Sweet Valley High* (1994). He has worked as a producer on various TV series, music videos, and specials, with a career spanning several decades[2]. Additionally, distinct individuals named Joshua S. Goldstein and Joshua Goldstein are noted academics: one is a professor emeritus of international relations known for his work on hegemony cycles and global power dynamics, with a doctorate from MIT; another is a demographer and Chancellor’s Professor at UC Berkeley, specializing in social and economic inequality and population dynamics[3][5]. This summary focuses on Josh Goldstein of The Nature Conservancy due to the prominence of his environmental science and policy work relevant to current conservation efforts.