Ryan Sheridan: “Combining finance with tangible impact is exactly where I want to be”

Ryan Sheridan has found his professional and personal alignment at Qarlbo Biodiversity, where he is helping build a new model for nature-positive investing, blending a distinguished career in private capital investing with a commitment to investing sustainably.

“This is a perfect role for me,” Sheridan says. “It allows me to align my financial expertise and experience with something truly meaningful and tangible – which matters to me, not least as a father of three.”

Sheridan brings a strong financial pedigree to the team, with previous roles at EQT, Triton, and JP Morgan equipping him with a global perspective on investment strategy and market transformation.

At Qarlbo Biodiversity, he is helping build the foundation for a new investment model – one that pairs nature-positive impact with attractive returns.

“I love that we are operating at the frontier globally – helping define standards and unlock the value in a market that’s just emerging. We’ve already taken important steps, such as closing our first biocredit deal in the U.S.,” he explains.

While private equity has been Sheridan’s core professional path, his long-standing personal interest in natural resources and real assets makes his role at Qarlbo a compelling convergence of values and vocation. He emphasizes the team’s commitment to building a strategy that delivers both financial and environmental results.

“Meeting Aleksandra and the team convinced me of Qarlbo Biodiversity’s strong future,” he says. “And having worked under Conni Jonsson at EQT, and seen how he builds world-class organizations, made the opportunity more compelling.”

“On a personal level, it’s exciting to join at an entrepreneurial stage. I’m someone who likes taking a project from A to Z – from strategy to execution.”

Qarlbo Biodiversity’s mission is to make biodiversity investable – which is why the company has started to invest in improving biodiversity of production forests globally.

The investment model is based on Qarlbo Biodiversity’s proprietary Nature+® forest management strategy, developed to combine sustainable wood production with positive climate and biodiversity outcomes. This approach sequesters carbon, generates biodiversity credits, and promotes resilient, high-performing forest ecosystems.

“A key part of our value creation is acquiring degraded forests and restoring them through biodiversity-enhancing management,” Ryan explains. “This not only drives ecological recovery, but significantly increases the asset’s value.”

“Our ambition is to manage forests at a level that goes beyond what FSC certification for sustainable forest management requires. We view FSC as the baseline, not the goal.”