Seasoned public and non-profit sector operating executive to provide strategic oversight and counsel for growing conservation technology organization
WASHINGTON, D.C. — November 29, 2023 — Conservation X Labs (“CXL”), a technology-driven conservation organization, announced today that Lona Stoll has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer and Innovation Counsel. Ms. Stoll will lead the operational functions of CXL and provide strategic counsel for its innovation programs.
Lona Stoll, Chief Operating Officer and Innovation Counsel at Conservation X Labs
“Lona is an exceptional leader who has deep experience and expertise in creating transformative and deeply creative programs to solve the world’s biggest challenges, and laying the operational foundations for their success at a global scale. Bringing her experience to Conservation X Labs will help us as we continue to grow globally. I have been honored to work with Lona previously at USAID where I saw her impact firsthand, and am thrilled to welcome her to the CXL team.”
Ms. Stoll has worked with global non-profits and government agencies for more than 20 years. Prior to joining CXL, she was Vice President of Impact and Innovation and Chief Innovation Officer at CARE USA, an international non-governmental organization, where she led impact measurement and learning, digital, technology, innovation, and private sector programming. Prior to CARE, she served as Deputy Vice President at Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. government agency focused on poverty alleviation through economic growth. Before that, Ms. Stoll worked for USAID where she led Feed the Future, the U.S. Government global food security and nutrition initiative, and helped stand up and lead the U.S. Global Development Lab, with a mission to find radically new approaches to global development. Ms. Stoll previously spent four years in leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and five years at the U.S. Department of State. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a Certificat d'Etudes Politiques from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Aix-en-Provence, France, and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.
“Lona is a proven leader with incredible skill in driving organizational excellence and who shares our team’s passion for building and scaling solutions to save our planet. We are confident that her leadership will help us accelerate our long-term growth plans.”
“I’m thrilled to join the team of world-class scientists, engineers, and researchers at CXL tackling the most pressing challenge of our time. I look forward to working with this incredible organization to build on its successful foundation and deliver even more impact in the future.”
About Conservation X Labs (CXL)
Conservation X Labs creates solutions to prevent the sixth mass extinction by developing transformative technologies, harnessing innovation through competitions, and building a community of innovators across disciplines. With the belief that humans have the power to solve the problems they've created, CXL stands at the forefront of conservation technology. Learn more at www.conservationxlabs.org.
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Conservation X Labs
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