Steven Stone is the Chief of the Resources and Markets Branch, part of the Economy Division, at UN Environment, a post he has held since 2010. Prior to joining UN Environment, Steven worked at the Inter-American Development Bank, serving in a number of capacities from Resource Economist in Washington to Environmental Specialist in the Bank’s offices in both Jamaica and Ecuador to Country Representative in Honduras. Before joining IDB, Steven led field research in Brazil as part of the team at the Instituto do Homen e Meio Ambiente (IMAZON) in Brazil for a number of years. Steven earned an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Resource Economics from Cornell University, following his B.A. from Swarthmore College, and has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and blogs in the field of environmental and resource economics.