Nonprofit Executive Search for Environmental, Animal Welfare, & Conservation Organizations

Nonprofit Executive Search for Environmental, Animal Welfare, & Conservation Organizations


Scion Executive Search’s Environmental & Conservation Practice specializes in executive search for environmental, animal welfare, and conservation leadership.


For more than a decade and counting, our award-winning firm has been leading our industry and expertly guiding prestigious environmental, animal welfare, and conservation organizations through leadership transitions via our exceptional executive search methodology and strategy.

Since 2006, Scion has been leading comprehensive executive leadership searches on behalf of prestigious environmental, animal welfare, and conservation nonprofits. Our environment and conservation search practice in national executive and department leadership spans a wide range of specialties, from Director of Communications to Chief Scientific Officer.

In addition to talent acquisition, our executive search experts counsel our clients on effective organizational development strategy, timeline creation, and leadership transition assistance to drive your hiring goals.

Our firm was recently featured in Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms list in the US and World, in addition to being recognized by the Business Times as a leading firm for fourteen years running. Our team is comprised of expert executive recruiters, leadership networkers, connectors, diversity hiring specialists, project managers, and organizational development advisers. As an award-winning firm with a passion for connecting our clients with exceptional talent, we thrive on providing leadership expertise and empowering the mission of your organization.

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Scion Executive Search is an award-winning full-service nonprofit executive search firm that provides clients with extraordinary talent for hire. Since 2006, our partners have been strategically placing nonprofit talent within foundations, organizations, and educational institutions globally. It is our aim to make your organization’s growth goals an attainable reality. 

Our executive recruitment history is vast and spans focus areas including:

  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Animal Welfare
  • Natural Resources
  • Philanthropy
  • Advocacy
  • Additional Specialties