Keynote Speakers

Paul McMahon

Paul McMahon is a co-founder and Managing Partner of SLM Partners, an asset management firm that uses investment capital to scale up regenerative farming and forestry. Founded in 2009, the firm has $750 million in assets and manages >300,000 hectares of land worldwide via funds and separate accounts. SLM Partners invests in organic farming in the USA, forestry and orchard crops in Europe, and mixed farming and carbon projects in Australia. It has been investing in tree nuts and olives in Portugal and Spain since 2022. Paul leads the development of new strategies and sits on the Investment Committees of its funds and separate accounts.
Previously, Paul was Vice-President at Climate Change Capital Ltd and an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. He has worked as an advisor on food security to non-profits and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. He has published two books and numerous papers on sustainable food and forestry, including an influential white paper on investing in regenerative agriculture. He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a BA from University College Dublin. Originally from Ireland, he now lives in New York.