Our Board of Directors advises the Rainforest Alliance’s work to create a better future for people and nature.
Jiten Tank
Jiten Tank is an associate in the Tax practice of Paul Hastings LLP, an international law firm, and is based in the firm’s London office. In addition to advising on legal matters concerning tax and corporate matters, Jiten also contributes a significant time helping charities, NGOs and not-for-profits on a pro bono basis. Having read Law at the University of Westminster and graduating with LLB Honours (2001), Jiten completed his Legal Practice Course at the College of Law (2002) and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales. Jiten currently resides in Surrey with his wife and child.
Grace Yu
After starting her professional career as a civil rights litigator, Grace went on to pursue her passion for environmental conservation and served as legal counsel and major gifts officer for the Rainforest Alliance. She is currently a trustee of The Ashden Trust, a UK grant making charity that tackles climate change through the following programme areas: connecting people with nature, regenerative agriculture, avoiding deforestation, and aligning financial markets with the Paris Agreement. She also supports its sister charity Ashden, which annually awards innovative sustainable energy solutions in the developing world and the UK.
Grace is an advisor to a number of other environmental organisations, including Conservation International (European Advisory Council) and the Cyclades Preservation Fund, which supports sustainable initiatives throughout the Cycladic islands in Greece. She also recently helped establish Eco-Cascade, a community social enterprise committed to supporting sustainable seaweed farming on the west coast of Scotland. Grace is also a governor of Westminster School in London.