Jeff Nuss

Jeff Nuss is managing partner for Handprint Partners and is a senior advisor and impact investor. Handprint is a private investment firm focused on advanced materials and energy, built environment, and natural resources innovation.

Prior to Handprint, Jeff was Founder and President & CEO of GreenWood Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries, a global timberland investment organization. He has over 30 years of business development, management and investment experience, and more than 25 years of experience in international business development. Under his leadership, GreenWood grew to over 150 professionals experienced in overseeing forestry assets and investments close to $2.0 billion in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia (China) and managing approximately 741,000 acres (300,000 hectares) in forestry operations certify under third party certification programs. As CEO, he was directly responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the company and overall management of the business. He served as Chair of GreenWood’s Executive and Investment Committees as well as Chaired various Boards related to specific investments made by GreenWood.

GreenWood became an affiliate of TIAA’s Asset Management business (Nuveen) when TIAA acquired an ownership in 2012 and was responsible for overseeing timberland investments made on behalf of TIAA’s General Account and other global third-party Institutional Investors seeking the diversification, climate impact, and risk adjusted return value that timberland investments provide to a portfolio.

Jeff currently serves on Port Blakely’s Board of Directors, Board of Directors for Heartwood Biomass, World Forestry Center Board of Directors and Board Chair, and National Forest Foundation Board. He has also served on Sustainable Northwest Board of Directors, and Sustainable Northwest Woods (for-profit arm of SNW) Board of Directors, World Tree Technologies Board, California’s Board of Forestry’s Joint Institute on Wood Products Innovation Advisory Board, the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Forest Owners, past President and Board member of Agri-Business Council, and past President and Board Member of Western Hardwood Association.

He is a graduate of Oregon State University and holds a B.S. in Bio-Resources Engineering and an M.S. in Resource Management and Policy from Oregon State’s Civil Engineering Department. He also completed an Advanced Leadership Program from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill.