Renu Mittal is a program officer with the Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program, where she advances strategies that leverage nature-based solutions to protect critical coastal habitats and build climate-resilient fisheries. Her work focuses on integrating science, policy and community-driven approaches to strengthen ocean ecosystems and support the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities.

Before joining the foundation, Renu was a program officer at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, where she led global conservation initiatives across marine and terrestrial systems. Earlier in her career, she spent nine years at the Kohlberg Foundation, managing a cross-sector grantmaking portfolio spanning conservation, public health and social issues.

Renu holds a master’s degree in global affairs from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from Texas A&M University.