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Ross Dixon

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Director, Development at Coast Funds
📍 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ross Dixon is the Director of Development at Coast Funds, where he specializes in securing sustainable finance for Indigenous stewardship and conservation. An MSc graduate, he was instrumental in supporting the close of the $335 million Great Bear Sea initiative. Colleagues describe him as collaborative, multi-talented, proactive, and passionate.

He volunteers on the board of the Grizzly Bear Foundation and is a registered therapeutic counsellor. Having moved to Canada from the UK, he enjoys hiking in the mountains and rivers of coastal British Columbia. His early career included working in the UKs renewable energy sector.

Interesting fact: He helped secure protections for grizzly bears by acquiring trophy hunting rights in collaboration with coastal First Nations.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director, Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Indigenous Conservation Finance
Works directly with First Nations to create fundraising strategies and secure sustainable finance for their stewardship goals, blending conservation with community well-being.
Marine Protected Areas
Was a key supporter in the close of the $335 million Great Bear Sea initiative, a project to finance a three-million-hectare Marine Protected Area.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Director, Development
Coast Funds
1-2018 - 8-2021
Communications and Development Director
Raincoast Conservation Foundation
10-2012 - 1-2018
Policy and Program Manager
Raincoast Conservation Foundation
6-2011 - 11-2012
Volunteer scientist
The Raincoast Foundation
8-2010 - 6-2011
Senior Consultant - Renewables
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Coast Funds Welcomes Ross Dixon as Director, Development. Featured in Coast Funds (official news site)
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Education
2005 - 2008
MSc
Liverpool John Moores University
2002 - 2003
Post Graduate Certificate
The University of Manchester
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