Summary
Pierre Rousseau is an impact-focused finance and sustainability leader with over three decades in financial services, two-thirds of which were spent leading markets and institutional coverage across Asia-Pacific for BNP Paribas. He now co-leads Turbilhao Nomada and Nomad Plastic, marrying regenerative expedition tourism with circular plastic-waste solutions and community-first conservation partnerships. As a senior advisor and impact investor he designs blended finance instruments, digital bonds and tech-enabled impact measurement for organizations such as Catalytic Finance Foundation, Digital Climate Group and PlanetaryX. Pierre sits at the intersection of high finance and on-the-ground environmental innovation, backing startups in NetZero, TerraGrn and Biomanity while chairing Blue Alliance’s marine finance efforts. An Associate Fellow at Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership, he combines executive rigor with a pragmatic, field-tested approach to scaling nature-based resilience. Less obvious: his trajectory moves from electronic trading pioneer to regenerative tourism entrepreneur, reflecting a deliberate shift from transactional markets to mission-driven, place-based impact.
4 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Commercial Ingeneering Finance, Commercial Ingeneering Finance at Ichec Brussels Management School
French, English