Dan Spethmann, PhD, DLS
Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer
Key Experience
- Deep experience working in roles including servant leader, collegial team member, researcher, writer and presenter.
- Experience in the boardroom, classroom, factory floor, ag field, timberland, and streamside.
- Strong desire to work with a dedicated and bright team to make a lasting difference for a flourishing planet for all life.
- Skilled at raising and placing institutional and private capital investment funds in stream, wetland, forestry, and conservation enterprises.
Practice
Dan specializes in developing environmental markets, specifically performing project origination and execution for stream and wetlands mitigation, including permitting, design, and construction management.
In addition to mitigation, we have a strong focus in remediation of water impacts including total maximum daily load (TMDL) sediment and nutrient management, MS4 controls implementation, and PFAS minimization management.
Current and Past Affiliations
Working Lands Investment Partners
Working Lands Soil & Water
Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
New Forests, Inc.
Temple-Inland, Inc.
Strategic Controls Corporation
Moncon, Inc.
Education
Doctorate of Environmental Ethics – Georgetown University
PhD in Natural Resources Economics – Stephen F. Austin State University
Master’s in Forestry – University of Wisconsin -Madison
Bachelor’s in Biology – University of Wisconsin -Stevens Point