Robert Weary
CEO and Founder 

Rob Weary, Founder and CEO of Aqua Blue Investments, is a global pioneer in structuring and effectuating international debt conversions. With his dynamic, creative, and expert approach, Rob shepherds complex financial solutions to positively impact conservation and development initiatives.

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Prior to launching Aqua Blue Investments, Rob spent over two decades with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), where he became a globally-recognized leader in conservation finance and sovereign debt restructuring. 

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Much of his time with TNC focused on designing and establishing innovative financing mechanisms in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, funding marine conservation and climate adaptation efforts. His projects with TNC include The Caribbean Challenge, The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund, Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust, and the Belize Blue Bond debt conversion.

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Before  his ground-breaking achievements at TNC, Rob worked at the World Bank as a member of the Investment Management Department, advancing the institution’s pension fund and short-term liquidity portfolios.

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Rob also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala, where he worked with indigenous, subsistence-level farmers.

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He holds a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a Master's degree in Public and International Affairs with a focus in Social and Economic Development from the University of Pittsburgh. He lives outside of Charlottesville, Virginia in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.