Ryan Flaherty

Sustainable Conservation, Director of Business Partnerships

Ryan Flaherty is the Director of Business Partnerships at Sustainable Conservation, a nonprofit organization committed to helping California thrive by bringing together business, landowners, and government to solve challenges facing land, air and water. In this position, Ryan works with industry, regulators, agencies and other stakeholders to understand and explore solutions to reduce nitrate concentrations in groundwater, with a focus on dairy manure. Prior to Sustainable Conservation, Ryan worked across sectors in the U.S. and internationally focusing on sustainable agriculture and water stewardship. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University and an International Master of Business Administration from the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. He is fluent in English and Spanish, and proficient in Portuguese.