Tania Briceno, Ph.D. — Chief Economist

Dr. Tania Briceno has more than 15 years of experience as an ecological economist conducting environmental valuations, socioeconomic analyses, and ecosystem service assessments. She oversees IEG’s standards for ecosystem service valuations and ensures they are implemented properly for each IEG NAC. Prior to joining IEG, Tania worked in various organizations conducting ecosystem service valuations for government agencies, special interest groups, and the private sector. She served as Lead Economist at Conservation Strategy Fund and was part of the leadership team for Earth Economics. She also worked for the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy in Canada and at various universities in Europe and North America.

Tania holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Economics from University of Montreal, a Masters in Ecological Economics from Leeds University, and a BA in Economics and International Development from McGill University. In 2022, she received the Herman Daly Award from the US Society of Ecological Economists in recognition of her work to employ ecological economics to create practical applications and implement solutions that are sustainable in scale, equitable in distribution, and efficient in allocation.