Beth Allgood

Founder and President, One Nature Institute

Beth is a passionate advocate for policies and practices that promote well-being for people, animals, and the planet. With more than 25 years of experience in conservation, animal welfare, and community development, she knows that our wellbeing depends on how we rebuild a post-COVID world with all beings in mind. Her mission is to help people recognize, value, champion, and act to protect the wellbeing and interconnection of all beings and the planet.

Before founding One Nature, Beth was the US Director at the International Fund for Animal Welfare. She led a team of conservation and animal welfare experts, and conceptualized, established and led IFAW’s work integrating animals and human wellbeing to create system change. Starting in 2014 Beth began to research, publish reports and papers, and develop partnerships on the topic of wildlife and wellbeing, presenting her findings at international summits such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, Conference of the Parties in Cancun and Egypt and policy venues like the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. She has held briefings for Congressional and UN audiences, and authored published, peer-reviewed articles on the topic that have been quoted in the media.

Beth is proud to serve on several advisory boards, including the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) and Gross National Happiness – USA. She is a member of the Conservation Solutions Lab. Beth represents One Nature in relevant coalitions and consortia like the Animal Net International Policy Forum and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. Beth is also a member of several International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commissions, the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP.), the Commission on Ecosystem Management Commission, and the World Commission on Protected Areas.

Earlier in her career, Beth was the Senior Policy Advisor for International Government Relations at The Nature Conservancy. Prior to that she was the Congressional Liaison and the Government Aid Agency Liaison at the World Wildlife Fund. Beth has also worked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Caribbean and Latin America Bureau, Peace Corps Headquarters, and The National Wildlife Federation.

Beth holds a Master’s of Science degree in Business from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs (with minors in Economics and Italian) from James Madison University. She is married to Andrew Brown, a talented musician/luthier/house restorer. They have a tween daughter, Katie, who is a creative and inventive middle-schooler, and share their home in Maryland with two cats.