Alan Rowsome has been with The Wilderness Society since 2005 — first as Executive Assistant to the President and now as the Director of Conservation Funding.

As Director of Conservation Funding, Alan leads TWS’ advocacy on the Federal budget and appropriations process to increase conservation funding for through programs such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the Forest Legacy Program. He is a co-chair of the Green Group’s budget and appropriations committee and editor/publisher of the Green Budget, an annual collaborative report by 34 national environmental organizations of conservation funding recommendations. Alan also co-chairs the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition, a group of more than 100 organizations and businesses who work to provide robust and consistent funding for LWCF each year.

Alan holds a Master’s Degree in Political Management from George Washington University and his Bachelor's Degree from Miami University in Ohio. Before coming to The Wilderness Society, Alan worked at Squier Knapp Dunn, a political consulting firm, and the U.S. Customs Service.

Having grown up spending his summers on a secluded lake in central Maine, Alan has a passion for wilderness and a commitment to preserving wild places for future generations.

When Alan is not in the office or on the Hill, he enjoys hiking, camping, fishing and playing golf. He bikes to and from work each day and has run six marathons, and counting.