As Regional CEO of WWF Central and Eastern Europe, Andreas Beckmann is responsible for leading and coordinating the efforts of WWF, the global conservation organization, to ensure a living planet for nature and people in and from Central and Southeastern Europe (WWF-CEE).

Andreas currently chairs WWF's Global Partnerships Committee, which oversees the corporate engagement of WWF's global network. He has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Czech and Slovak Environmental Partnership Foundations, Greenpeace Czech Republic, the Bradford University MBA Industry Advisory Board, as well as many WWF organizations.

Prior to his current position, Andreas served as Deputy Director of the WWF Danube-Carpathian Program, the predecessor of WWF-CEE (2005-09), and as EU Accession Coordinator (2001-05). Before WWF, Andreas managed communications, development, and regional coordination for the Environmental Partnership. Andreas holds an MBA in Innovation and Circular Economy from the University of Bradford, an MA in Eastern European History from Stanford University, and a BA with High Honors from Swarthmore College (History, Politic,s and International Relations). He also holds a certificate in conservation leadership from the WWF Conservation College and has written extensively on the environment and local development in Central and Eastern Europe.