Dr. Molly McUsic
Board member and President of the Wyss Foundation

Dr. Molly McUsic
Board member and President of the Wyss Foundation
In recent years, the Foundation has broadened its conservation work far beyond the American West. It launched the Wyss Campaign for Nature in 2018 with the goal of protecting thirty percent of the planet by 2030 (30x30). The Foundation also helps combat poaching and wildlife trafficking in eastern Africa, supports ocean conservation efforts in Canada and Peru, and is working to protect wild places around the world, from the Carpathian Mountains in Romania to the headwaters of the Amazon River.
The Wyss Foundation's philanthropy also aims to expand economic opportunity and equality. The Foundation provides support for efforts to ensure that the basic needs of the most vulnerable are met, that women have equal opportunities, and that society is inclusive and fair to all. The Foundation has provided grants that range from helping to reduce poverty, to better access to healthcare, to the promotion of fair lending practices.
Prior to joining the Wyss Foundation, Molly served in the Clinton Administration as Counselor to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. During her tenure at Interior, she oversaw the designation of National Monuments under the Antiquities Act, the principal vehicle used by President Clinton to protect more land in the lower forty-eight states than any President since Teddy Roosevelt.